Q: Is 42,742,936 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,742,936 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,742,936 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 42742936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 157 314 628 1,256 34,031 68,062 136,124 272,248 5,342,867 10,685,734 21,371,468 and 42,742,936, with no remainder.

Since 42,742,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,742,936, 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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