Q: Is 42,558,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,558,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,558,424 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 42558424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 593 1,186 2,372 4,744 8,971 17,942 35,884 71,768 5,319,803 10,639,606 21,279,212 and 42,558,424, with no remainder.

Since 42,558,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,558,424, 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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