Q: Is 42,140,646 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,140,646 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,140,646 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 42140646 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 101,789 203,578 305,367 610,734 916,101 1,832,202 2,341,147 4,682,294 7,023,441 14,046,882 21,070,323 and 42,140,646, with no remainder.

Since 42,140,646 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,140,646, 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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