Q: Is 42,356,734 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,356,734 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,356,734 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 42356734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 349 698 2,443 4,886 8,669 17,338 60,683 121,366 3,025,481 6,050,962 21,178,367 and 42,356,734, with no remainder.

Since 42,356,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,356,734, 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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