Q: Is 642,035,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 642,035,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 642,035,002 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 642035002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 58 203 406 1,581,367 3,162,734 11,069,569 22,139,138 45,859,643 91,719,286 321,017,501 and 642,035,002, with no remainder.

Since 642,035,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 642,035,002, 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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