Q: Is 42,909,036 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,909,036 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,909,036 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 42909036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 89 178 267 356 534 1,068 40,177 80,354 120,531 160,708 241,062 482,124 3,575,753 7,151,506 10,727,259 14,303,012 21,454,518 and 42,909,036, with no remainder.

Since 42,909,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,909,036, 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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