Q: Is 42,012,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,012,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,012,674 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 42012674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 79 158 253 506 869 1,051 1,738 1,817 2,102 3,634 11,561 19,987 23,122 24,173 39,974 48,346 83,029 166,058 265,903 531,806 913,319 1,826,638 1,909,667 3,819,334 21,006,337 and 42,012,674, with no remainder.

Since 42,012,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,012,674, 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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