Q: Is 42,007,306 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,007,306 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,007,306 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 42007306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 187 289 374 578 3,179 6,358 6,607 13,214 72,677 112,319 145,354 224,638 1,235,509 1,909,423 2,471,018 3,818,846 21,003,653 and 42,007,306, with no remainder.

Since 42,007,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,007,306, 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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