Q: Is 37,421,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,421,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,421,442 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 37421442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 359 718 1,077 2,154 3,231 5,791 6,462 11,582 17,373 34,746 52,119 104,238 2,078,969 4,157,938 6,236,907 12,473,814 18,710,721 and 37,421,442, with no remainder.

Since 37,421,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,421,442, 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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