Q: Is 42,332,334 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,332,334 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,332,334 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 42332334 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 121 242 363 726 58,309 116,618 174,927 349,854 641,399 1,282,798 1,924,197 3,848,394 7,055,389 14,110,778 21,166,167 and 42,332,334, with no remainder.

Since 42,332,334 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,332,334, 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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