Q: Is 42,842,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,842,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,842,704 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 42842704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 41 82 164 328 656 65,309 130,618 261,236 522,472 1,044,944 2,677,669 5,355,338 10,710,676 21,421,352 and 42,842,704, with no remainder.

Since 42,842,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,842,704, 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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