Q: Is 42,898,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,898,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,898,024 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 42898024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 412,481 824,962 1,649,924 3,299,848 5,362,253 10,724,506 21,449,012 and 42,898,024, with no remainder.

Since 42,898,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,898,024, 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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