Q: Is 42,865,784 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,865,784 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,865,784 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 42865784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 412,171 824,342 1,648,684 3,297,368 5,358,223 10,716,446 21,432,892 and 42,865,784, with no remainder.

Since 42,865,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,865,784, 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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