Q: Is 42,165,466 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,165,466 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,165,466 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 42165466 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 41 82 287 574 73,459 146,918 514,213 1,028,426 3,011,819 6,023,638 21,082,733 and 42,165,466, with no remainder.

Since 42,165,466 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,165,466, 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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