Q: Is 42,405,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,405,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,405,506 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 42405506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 67 134 143 286 737 871 1,474 1,742 2,213 4,426 9,581 19,162 24,343 28,769 48,686 57,538 148,271 296,542 316,459 632,918 1,630,981 1,927,523 3,261,962 3,855,046 21,202,753 and 42,405,506, with no remainder.

Since 42,405,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,405,506, 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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