Q: Is 42,920,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,920,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,920,344 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 42920344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 149 298 596 1,192 36,007 72,014 144,028 288,056 5,365,043 10,730,086 21,460,172 and 42,920,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,920,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,920,344, 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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