Q: Is 42,042,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,042,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,042,746 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 42042746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 103 206 409 499 818 998 42,127 51,397 84,254 102,794 204,091 408,182 21,021,373 and 42,042,746, with no remainder.

Since 42,042,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,042,746, 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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