Q: Is 42,405,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,405,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,405,678 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 42405678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 294 441 882 48,079 96,158 144,237 288,474 336,553 432,711 673,106 865,422 1,009,659 2,019,318 2,355,871 3,028,977 4,711,742 6,057,954 7,067,613 14,135,226 21,202,839 and 42,405,678, with no remainder.

Since 42,405,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,405,678, 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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