Q: Is 42,835,928 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,835,928 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,835,928 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 42835928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 313 626 1,252 2,504 17,107 34,214 68,428 136,856 5,354,491 10,708,982 21,417,964 and 42,835,928, with no remainder.

Since 42,835,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,835,928, 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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