Q: Is 42,498,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,498,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,498,808 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 42498808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 482,941 965,882 1,931,764 3,863,528 5,312,351 10,624,702 21,249,404 and 42,498,808, with no remainder.

Since 42,498,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,498,808, 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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