Q: Is 42,758,412 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,758,412 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,758,412 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 42758412 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 348 122,869 245,738 368,607 491,476 737,214 1,474,428 3,563,201 7,126,402 10,689,603 14,252,804 21,379,206 and 42,758,412, with no remainder.

Since 42,758,412 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,758,412, 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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