Q: Is 42,374,326 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,374,326 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,374,326 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 42374326 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 617 1,234 1,493 2,986 14,191 28,382 34,339 68,678 921,181 1,842,362 21,187,163 and 42,374,326, with no remainder.

Since 42,374,326 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,374,326, 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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