Q: Is 42,404,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,404,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,404,062 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 42404062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,277 2,554 16,603 33,206 21,202,031 and 42,404,062, with no remainder.

Since 42,404,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,404,062, 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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