Q: Is 68,420,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 68,420,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 68,420,842 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 68420842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,783 2,741 3,566 5,482 12,481 19,187 24,962 38,374 4,887,203 9,774,406 34,210,421 and 68,420,842, with no remainder.

Since 68,420,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,420,842, 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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