Q: Is 42,373,482 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,373,482 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,373,482 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 42373482 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,231 2,462 3,693 5,737 7,386 11,474 17,211 34,422 7,062,247 14,124,494 21,186,741 and 42,373,482, with no remainder.

Since 42,373,482 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,373,482, 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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