Q: Is 42,071,554 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,071,554 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,071,554 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 42071554 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 161 322 130,657 261,314 914,599 1,829,198 3,005,111 6,010,222 21,035,777 and 42,071,554, with no remainder.

Since 42,071,554 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,071,554, 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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