Q: Is 20,643,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,643,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,643,042 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 20643042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 491,501 983,002 1,474,503 2,949,006 3,440,507 6,881,014 10,321,521 and 20,643,042, with no remainder.

Since 20,643,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,643,042, 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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