Q: Is 42,368,182 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,368,182 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,368,182 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 42368182 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 37 74 629 1,258 33,679 67,358 572,543 1,145,086 1,246,123 2,492,246 21,184,091 and 42,368,182, with no remainder.

Since 42,368,182 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,368,182, 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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