Q: Is 42,342,634 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,342,634 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,342,634 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 42342634 can be evenly divided by 1 2 97 101 194 202 2,161 4,322 9,797 19,594 209,617 218,261 419,234 436,522 21,171,317 and 42,342,634, with no remainder.

Since 42,342,634 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,342,634, 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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