Q: Is 42,700,364 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,700,364 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,700,364 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 42700364 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 217,859 435,718 871,436 1,525,013 3,050,026 6,100,052 10,675,091 21,350,182 and 42,700,364, with no remainder.

Since 42,700,364 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,700,364, 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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