Q: Is 42,844,380 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,844,380 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,844,380 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 42844380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 714,073 1,428,146 2,142,219 2,856,292 3,570,365 4,284,438 7,140,730 8,568,876 10,711,095 14,281,460 21,422,190 and 42,844,380, with no remainder.

Since 42,844,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,844,380, 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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