Q: Is 42,434,802 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,434,802 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,434,802 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 42434802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,021 2,042 2,309 3,063 4,618 6,126 6,927 9,189 13,854 18,378 20,781 41,562 2,357,489 4,714,978 7,072,467 14,144,934 21,217,401 and 42,434,802, with no remainder.

Since 42,434,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,434,802, 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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