Q: Is 42,624,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,624,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,624,494 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 42624494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 307 614 3,377 6,311 6,754 12,622 69,421 138,842 1,937,477 3,874,954 21,312,247 and 42,624,494, with no remainder.

Since 42,624,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,624,494, 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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