Q: Is 42,463,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,463,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,463,124 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 42463124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 37 44 74 148 407 814 1,628 26,083 52,166 104,332 286,913 573,826 965,071 1,147,652 1,930,142 3,860,284 10,615,781 21,231,562 and 42,463,124, with no remainder.

Since 42,463,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,463,124, 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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