Q: Is 42,710,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,710,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,710,952 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 42710952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,779,623 3,559,246 5,338,869 7,118,492 10,677,738 14,236,984 21,355,476 and 42,710,952, with no remainder.

Since 42,710,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,710,952, 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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