Q: Is 42,608,788 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,608,788 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,608,788 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 42608788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 271 542 1,084 1,709 3,418 6,233 6,836 12,466 24,932 39,307 78,614 157,228 463,139 926,278 1,852,556 10,652,197 21,304,394 and 42,608,788, with no remainder.

Since 42,608,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,608,788, 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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