Q: Is 42,510,924 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,510,924 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,510,924 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 42510924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,180,859 2,361,718 3,542,577 4,723,436 7,085,154 10,627,731 14,170,308 21,255,462 and 42,510,924, with no remainder.

Since 42,510,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,510,924, 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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