Q: Is 42,243,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,324 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 42243324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 577 1,154 1,731 2,308 3,462 6,101 6,924 12,202 18,303 24,404 36,606 73,212 3,520,277 7,040,554 10,560,831 14,081,108 21,121,662 and 42,243,324, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,324, 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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