Q: Is 42,365,804 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,365,804 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,365,804 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 42365804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 79 158 316 1,027 2,054 4,108 10,313 20,626 41,252 134,069 268,138 536,276 814,727 1,629,454 3,258,908 10,591,451 21,182,902 and 42,365,804, with no remainder.

Since 42,365,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,365,804, 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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