Q: Is 42,170,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,170,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,170,338 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 42170338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,151 2,302 2,617 5,234 8,057 16,114 18,319 36,638 3,012,167 6,024,334 21,085,169 and 42,170,338, with no remainder.

Since 42,170,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,170,338, 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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