Q: Is 42,070,834 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,070,834 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,070,834 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 42070834 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 89 178 1,157 2,314 18,181 36,362 236,353 472,706 1,618,109 3,236,218 21,035,417 and 42,070,834, with no remainder.

Since 42,070,834 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,070,834, 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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