Q: Is 42,356,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,356,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,356,744 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 42356744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 2,207 2,399 4,414 4,798 8,828 9,596 17,656 19,192 5,294,593 10,589,186 21,178,372 and 42,356,744, with no remainder.

Since 42,356,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,356,744, 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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