Q: Is 42,868,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,868,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,868,664 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 42868664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 71 142 284 568 1,063 2,126 4,252 5,041 8,504 10,082 20,164 40,328 75,473 150,946 301,892 603,784 5,358,583 10,717,166 21,434,332 and 42,868,664, with no remainder.

Since 42,868,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,868,664, 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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