Q: Is 42,324,458 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,324,458 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,324,458 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42324458 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 187 374 113,167 226,334 1,244,837 1,923,839 2,489,674 3,847,678 21,162,229 and 42,324,458, with no remainder.

Since 42,324,458 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,324,458, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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