Q: Is 38,747,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,747,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,747,042 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 38747042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 23 38 43 46 86 437 817 874 989 1,031 1,634 1,978 2,062 18,791 19,589 23,713 37,582 39,178 44,333 47,426 88,666 450,547 842,327 901,094 1,019,659 1,684,654 2,039,318 19,373,521 and 38,747,042, with no remainder.

Since 38,747,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,747,042, 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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