Q: Is 42,421,306 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,421,306 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,421,306 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 42421306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 43 53 82 86 106 227 454 1,763 2,173 2,279 3,526 4,346 4,558 9,307 9,761 12,031 18,614 19,522 24,062 93,439 186,878 400,201 493,271 517,333 800,402 986,542 1,034,666 21,210,653 and 42,421,306, with no remainder.

Since 42,421,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,421,306, 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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