Q: Is 42,187,754 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,187,754 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,187,754 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 42187754 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 229 458 1,603 3,206 13,159 26,318 92,113 184,226 3,013,411 6,026,822 21,093,877 and 42,187,754, with no remainder.

Since 42,187,754 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,187,754, 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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