Q: Is 42,038,446 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,038,446 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,038,446 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 42038446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 229 263 349 458 526 698 60,227 79,921 91,787 120,454 159,842 183,574 21,019,223 and 42,038,446, with no remainder.

Since 42,038,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,038,446, 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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