Q: Is 42,729,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,729,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,729,612 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 42729612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 89 178 267 356 534 1,068 40,009 80,018 120,027 160,036 240,054 480,108 3,560,801 7,121,602 10,682,403 14,243,204 21,364,806 and 42,729,612, with no remainder.

Since 42,729,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,729,612, 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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