Q: Is 42,377,108 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,377,108 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,377,108 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 42377108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 233 466 932 1,109 2,218 4,436 9,553 19,106 38,212 45,469 90,938 181,876 258,397 516,794 1,033,588 10,594,277 21,188,554 and 42,377,108, with no remainder.

Since 42,377,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,377,108, 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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