Q: Is 42,462,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,462,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,462,004 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 42462004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 331 662 1,324 2,467 4,303 4,934 8,606 9,868 17,212 32,071 64,142 128,284 816,577 1,633,154 3,266,308 10,615,501 21,231,002 and 42,462,004, with no remainder.

Since 42,462,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,462,004, 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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