Q: Is 42,936,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,936,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,936,664 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 42936664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 839 1,678 3,356 6,397 6,712 12,794 25,588 51,176 5,367,083 10,734,166 21,468,332 and 42,936,664, with no remainder.

Since 42,936,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,936,664, 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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