Q: Is 42,100,894 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,100,894 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,100,894 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 42100894 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 37 74 407 814 51,721 103,442 568,931 1,137,862 1,913,677 3,827,354 21,050,447 and 42,100,894, with no remainder.

Since 42,100,894 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,100,894, 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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