Q: Is 42,405,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,405,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,405,672 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 42405672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,766,903 3,533,806 5,300,709 7,067,612 10,601,418 14,135,224 21,202,836 and 42,405,672, with no remainder.

Since 42,405,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,405,672, 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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