Q: Is 42,530,804 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,530,804 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,530,804 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 42530804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 53 68 106 212 901 1,802 3,604 11,801 23,602 47,204 200,617 401,234 625,453 802,468 1,250,906 2,501,812 10,632,701 21,265,402 and 42,530,804, with no remainder.

Since 42,530,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,530,804, 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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