Q: Is 42,174,582 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,174,582 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,174,582 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 42174582 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 438 96,289 192,578 288,867 577,734 7,029,097 14,058,194 21,087,291 and 42,174,582, with no remainder.

Since 42,174,582 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,174,582, 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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