Q: Is 39,472,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,472,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,472,942 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 39472942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 107 139 214 278 1,327 2,654 14,873 29,746 141,989 184,453 283,978 368,906 19,736,471 and 39,472,942, with no remainder.

Since 39,472,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,472,942, 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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