Q: Is 42,759,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,759,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,759,408 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 42759408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 890,821 1,781,642 2,672,463 3,563,284 5,344,926 7,126,568 10,689,852 14,253,136 21,379,704 and 42,759,408, with no remainder.

Since 42,759,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,759,408, 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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