Q: Is 42,385,714 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,385,714 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,385,714 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 42385714 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,733 1,747 3,466 3,494 12,131 12,229 24,262 24,458 3,027,551 6,055,102 21,192,857 and 42,385,714, with no remainder.

Since 42,385,714 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,385,714, 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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