Q: Is 42,632,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,632,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,632,002 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 42632002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 571 1,142 3,997 5,333 7,994 10,666 37,331 74,662 3,045,143 6,090,286 21,316,001 and 42,632,002, with no remainder.

Since 42,632,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,632,002, 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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