Q: Is 42,660,312 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,660,312 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,660,312 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 42660312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,777,513 3,555,026 5,332,539 7,110,052 10,665,078 14,220,104 21,330,156 and 42,660,312, with no remainder.

Since 42,660,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,660,312, 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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