Q: Is 42,802,356 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,802,356 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,802,356 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 42802356 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 155,081 310,162 465,243 620,324 930,486 1,860,972 3,566,863 7,133,726 10,700,589 14,267,452 21,401,178 and 42,802,356, with no remainder.

Since 42,802,356 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,802,356, 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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