Q: Is 42,018,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,018,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,018,948 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 42018948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,167,193 2,334,386 3,501,579 4,668,772 7,003,158 10,504,737 14,006,316 21,009,474 and 42,018,948, with no remainder.

Since 42,018,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,018,948, 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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