Q: Is 42,360,036 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,360,036 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,360,036 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 42360036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 401 802 1,203 1,604 2,406 4,812 8,803 17,606 26,409 35,212 52,818 105,636 3,530,003 7,060,006 10,590,009 14,120,012 21,180,018 and 42,360,036, with no remainder.

Since 42,360,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,360,036, 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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