Q: Is 106,781,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 106,781,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 106,781,042 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 106781042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 73 146 1,679 3,358 31,799 63,598 731,377 1,462,754 2,321,327 4,642,654 53,390,521 and 106,781,042, with no remainder.

Since 106,781,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,781,042, 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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