Q: Is 42,034,818 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,034,818 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,034,818 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 42034818 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,000,829 2,001,658 3,002,487 6,004,974 7,005,803 14,011,606 21,017,409 and 42,034,818, with no remainder.

Since 42,034,818 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,034,818, 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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