Q: Is 42,404,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,404,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,404,004 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 42404004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 41 82 123 164 246 369 492 738 1,476 28,729 57,458 86,187 114,916 172,374 258,561 344,748 517,122 1,034,244 1,177,889 2,355,778 3,533,667 4,711,556 7,067,334 10,601,001 14,134,668 21,202,002 and 42,404,004, with no remainder.

Since 42,404,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,404,004, 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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