Q: Is 42,878,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,878,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,878,004 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 42878004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 169 338 507 676 1,014 2,028 21,143 42,286 63,429 84,572 126,858 253,716 274,859 549,718 824,577 1,099,436 1,649,154 3,298,308 3,573,167 7,146,334 10,719,501 14,292,668 21,439,002 and 42,878,004, with no remainder.

Since 42,878,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,878,004, 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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