Q: Is 42,346,745 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,346,745 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,346,745 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 42346745 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 17 35 85 119 595 71,171 355,855 498,197 1,209,907 2,490,985 6,049,535 8,469,349 and 42,346,745, with no remainder.

Since 42,346,745 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,346,745, 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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