Q: Is 42,799,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,799,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,799,708 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 42799708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 203 406 812 52,709 105,418 210,836 368,963 737,926 1,475,852 1,528,561 3,057,122 6,114,244 10,699,927 21,399,854 and 42,799,708, with no remainder.

Since 42,799,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,799,708, 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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