Q: Is 42,853,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,853,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,853,996 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 42853996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 841 1,682 3,364 12,739 25,478 50,956 369,431 738,862 1,477,724 10,713,499 21,426,998 and 42,853,996, with no remainder.

Since 42,853,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,853,996, 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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