Q: Is 42,352,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,352,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,352,998 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 42352998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,061 2,122 3,183 6,366 6,653 13,306 19,959 39,918 7,058,833 14,117,666 21,176,499 and 42,352,998, with no remainder.

Since 42,352,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,352,998, 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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