Q: Is 42,684,484 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,684,484 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,684,484 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 42684484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 163 326 652 2,771 3,851 5,542 7,702 11,084 15,404 65,467 130,934 261,868 627,713 1,255,426 2,510,852 10,671,121 21,342,242 and 42,684,484, with no remainder.

Since 42,684,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,684,484, 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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