Q: Is 42,400,106 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,400,106 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,400,106 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 42400106 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 53 106 371 742 57,143 114,286 400,001 800,002 3,028,579 6,057,158 21,200,053 and 42,400,106, with no remainder.

Since 42,400,106 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,400,106, 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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