Q: Is 42,400,014 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,400,014 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,400,014 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 42400014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 461 922 1,383 2,766 15,329 30,658 45,987 91,974 7,066,669 14,133,338 21,200,007 and 42,400,014, with no remainder.

Since 42,400,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,400,014, 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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