Q: Is 42,336,786 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,336,786 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,336,786 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 42336786 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,021 2,042 3,063 6,126 6,911 13,822 20,733 41,466 7,056,131 14,112,262 21,168,393 and 42,336,786, with no remainder.

Since 42,336,786 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,336,786, 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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