Q: Is 42,602,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,602,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,602,268 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 42602268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,550,189 7,100,378 10,650,567 14,200,756 21,301,134 and 42,602,268, with no remainder.

Since 42,602,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,602,268, 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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