Q: Is 34,842,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 34,842,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 34,842,542 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 34842542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 130,987 261,974 916,909 1,833,818 2,488,753 4,977,506 17,421,271 and 34,842,542, with no remainder.

Since 34,842,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,842,542, 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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