Q: Is 42,014,518 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,014,518 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,014,518 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 42014518 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 182 230,849 461,698 1,615,943 3,001,037 3,231,886 6,002,074 21,007,259 and 42,014,518, with no remainder.

Since 42,014,518 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,014,518, 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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