Q: Is 42,432,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,432,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,432,344 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 42432344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 337 674 1,348 2,696 15,739 31,478 62,956 125,912 5,304,043 10,608,086 21,216,172 and 42,432,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,432,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,432,344, 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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