Q: Is 42,214,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,214,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,214,046 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 42214046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 43 86 301 602 70,123 140,246 490,861 981,722 3,015,289 6,030,578 21,107,023 and 42,214,046, with no remainder.

Since 42,214,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,214,046, 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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