Q: Is 42,017,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,017,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,017,478 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 42017478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 643 1,286 1,929 3,858 10,891 21,782 32,673 65,346 7,002,913 14,005,826 21,008,739 and 42,017,478, with no remainder.

Since 42,017,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,017,478, 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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