Q: Is 42,412,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,412,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,412,434 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 42412434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 191,047 382,094 573,141 1,146,282 7,068,739 14,137,478 21,206,217 and 42,412,434, with no remainder.

Since 42,412,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,412,434, 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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