Q: Is 42,429,628 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,429,628 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,429,628 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 42429628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 719 1,438 2,876 14,753 29,506 59,012 10,607,407 21,214,814 and 42,429,628, with no remainder.

Since 42,429,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,429,628, 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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