Q: Is 42,174,584 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,174,584 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,174,584 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 42174584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 181,787 363,574 727,148 1,454,296 5,271,823 10,543,646 21,087,292 and 42,174,584, with no remainder.

Since 42,174,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,174,584, 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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