Q: Is 42,435,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,435,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,435,244 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 42435244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 83 166 332 127,817 255,634 511,268 10,608,811 21,217,622 and 42,435,244, with no remainder.

Since 42,435,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,435,244, 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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