Q: Is 42,285,378 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,285,378 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,285,378 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 42285378 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 241 482 723 1,446 29,243 58,486 87,729 175,458 7,047,563 14,095,126 21,142,689 and 42,285,378, with no remainder.

Since 42,285,378 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,285,378, 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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