Q: Is 42,968,652 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,968,652 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,968,652 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 42968652 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 228 188,459 376,918 565,377 753,836 1,130,754 2,261,508 3,580,721 7,161,442 10,742,163 14,322,884 21,484,326 and 42,968,652, with no remainder.

Since 42,968,652 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,968,652, 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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