Q: Is 42,824,332 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,824,332 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,824,332 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 42824332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 47 94 188 227,789 455,578 911,156 10,706,083 21,412,166 and 42,824,332, with no remainder.

Since 42,824,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,824,332, 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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