Q: Is 42,354,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,354,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,354,342 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 42354342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 397 794 1,191 2,382 3,573 5,927 7,146 11,854 17,781 35,562 53,343 106,686 2,353,019 4,706,038 7,059,057 14,118,114 21,177,171 and 42,354,342, with no remainder.

Since 42,354,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,354,342, 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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