Q: Is 42,044,610 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,044,610 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,044,610 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 42044610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,401,487 2,802,974 4,204,461 7,007,435 8,408,922 14,014,870 21,022,305 and 42,044,610, with no remainder.

Since 42,044,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,044,610, 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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