Q: Is 42,361,236 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,361,236 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,361,236 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 42361236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,176,701 2,353,402 3,530,103 4,706,804 7,060,206 10,590,309 14,120,412 21,180,618 and 42,361,236, with no remainder.

Since 42,361,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,361,236, 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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