Q: Is 42,028,774 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,028,774 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,028,774 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 42028774 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 499 998 1,831 3,662 11,477 22,954 42,113 84,226 913,669 1,827,338 21,014,387 and 42,028,774, with no remainder.

Since 42,028,774 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,028,774, 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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