Q: Is 42,053,606 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,053,606 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,053,606 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 42053606 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 167 334 1,169 2,338 17,987 35,974 125,909 251,818 3,003,829 6,007,658 21,026,803 and 42,053,606, with no remainder.

Since 42,053,606 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,053,606, 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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