Q: Is 42,170,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,170,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,170,602 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 42170602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 37 62 74 593 961 1,147 1,186 1,922 2,294 18,383 21,941 35,557 36,766 43,882 71,114 569,873 680,171 1,139,746 1,360,342 21,085,301 and 42,170,602, with no remainder.

Since 42,170,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,170,602, 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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