Q: Is 42,421,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,421,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,421,308 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 42421308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 619 1,238 1,857 2,476 3,714 5,711 7,428 11,422 17,133 22,844 34,266 68,532 3,535,109 7,070,218 10,605,327 14,140,436 21,210,654 and 42,421,308, with no remainder.

Since 42,421,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,421,308, 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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