Q: Is 42,400,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,400,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,400,404 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 42400404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 137 274 411 548 822 1,233 1,644 2,466 4,932 8,597 17,194 25,791 34,388 51,582 77,373 103,164 154,746 309,492 1,177,789 2,355,578 3,533,367 4,711,156 7,066,734 10,600,101 14,133,468 21,200,202 and 42,400,404, with no remainder.

Since 42,400,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,400,404, 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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