Q: Is 42,701,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,701,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,701,404 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 42701404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 109 148 218 436 2,647 4,033 5,294 8,066 10,588 16,132 97,939 195,878 288,523 391,756 577,046 1,154,092 10,675,351 21,350,702 and 42,701,404, with no remainder.

Since 42,701,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,701,404, 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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