Q: Is 42,904,489 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,904,489 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,904,489 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 42904489 can be evenly divided by 1 19 157 361 757 2,983 14,383 56,677 118,849 273,277 2,258,131 and 42,904,489, with no remainder.

Since 42,904,489 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,904,489, 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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