Q: Is 42,421,676 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,421,676 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,421,676 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 42421676 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 173 346 692 1,903 3,806 5,573 7,612 11,146 22,292 61,303 122,606 245,212 964,129 1,928,258 3,856,516 10,605,419 21,210,838 and 42,421,676, with no remainder.

Since 42,421,676 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,421,676, 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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