Q: Is 42,072,566 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,072,566 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,072,566 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 42072566 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 53 106 1,219 2,438 17,257 34,514 396,911 793,822 914,621 1,829,242 21,036,283 and 42,072,566, with no remainder.

Since 42,072,566 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,072,566, 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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