Q: Is 42,836,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,836,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,836,124 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 42836124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 59 68 102 118 177 204 236 354 708 1,003 2,006 3,009 3,559 4,012 6,018 7,118 10,677 12,036 14,236 21,354 42,708 60,503 121,006 181,509 209,981 242,012 363,018 419,962 629,943 726,036 839,924 1,259,886 2,519,772 3,569,677 7,139,354 10,709,031 14,278,708 21,418,062 and 42,836,124, with no remainder.

Since 42,836,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,836,124, 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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