Q: Is 426,261,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,261,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,261,042 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 426261042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 2,631,241 5,262,482 7,893,723 15,787,446 23,681,169 47,362,338 71,043,507 142,087,014 213,130,521 and 426,261,042, with no remainder.

Since 426,261,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,261,042, 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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