Q: Is 42,355,446 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,355,446 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,355,446 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 42355446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 399 798 53,077 106,154 159,231 318,462 371,539 743,078 1,008,463 1,114,617 2,016,926 2,229,234 3,025,389 6,050,778 7,059,241 14,118,482 21,177,723 and 42,355,446, with no remainder.

Since 42,355,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,355,446, 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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