Q: Is 42,018,557 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,018,557 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,018,557 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 42018557 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 97 133 679 1,843 3,257 12,901 22,799 61,883 315,929 433,181 2,211,503 6,002,651 and 42,018,557, with no remainder.

Since 42,018,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,018,557, 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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