Q: Is 42,456,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,456,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,456,604 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 42456604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 47 53 94 106 188 212 2,491 4,261 4,982 8,522 9,964 17,044 200,267 225,833 400,534 451,666 801,068 903,332 10,614,151 21,228,302 and 42,456,604, with no remainder.

Since 42,456,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,456,604, 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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