Q: Is 42,406,526 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,406,526 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,406,526 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 42406526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 29 46 58 83 166 383 667 766 1,334 1,909 2,407 3,818 4,814 8,809 11,107 17,618 22,214 31,789 55,361 63,578 110,722 255,461 510,922 731,147 921,881 1,462,294 1,843,762 21,203,263 and 42,406,526, with no remainder.

Since 42,406,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,406,526, 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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