Q: Is 35,740,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 35,740,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 35,740,242 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 35740242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 227 454 681 1,362 2,043 4,086 8,747 17,494 26,241 52,482 78,723 157,446 1,985,569 3,971,138 5,956,707 11,913,414 17,870,121 and 35,740,242, with no remainder.

Since 35,740,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,740,242, 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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