Q: Is 42,403,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,403,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,403,404 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 42403404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 211 422 633 844 1,266 2,532 16,747 33,494 50,241 66,988 100,482 200,964 3,533,617 7,067,234 10,600,851 14,134,468 21,201,702 and 42,403,404, with no remainder.

Since 42,403,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,403,404, 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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