Q: Is 42,938,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,938,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,938,888 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 42938888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 83 166 332 664 64,667 129,334 258,668 517,336 5,367,361 10,734,722 21,469,444 and 42,938,888, with no remainder.

Since 42,938,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,938,888, 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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