Q: Is 42,344,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,344,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,344,324 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 42344324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 211 422 844 2,321 4,561 4,642 9,122 9,284 18,244 50,171 100,342 200,684 962,371 1,924,742 3,849,484 10,586,081 21,172,162 and 42,344,324, with no remainder.

Since 42,344,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,344,324, 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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