Q: Is 35,617,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 35,617,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 35,617,742 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 35617742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 29 38 58 551 1,102 32,321 64,642 614,099 937,309 1,228,198 1,874,618 17,808,871 and 35,617,742, with no remainder.

Since 35,617,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,617,742, 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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