Q: Is 42,356,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,356,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,356,746 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 42356746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 109 218 331 587 662 1,174 36,079 63,983 72,158 127,966 194,297 388,594 21,178,373 and 42,356,746, with no remainder.

Since 42,356,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,356,746, 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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