Q: Is 42,420,581 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,420,581 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,420,581 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 42420581 can be evenly divided by 1 7 67 151 469 599 1,057 4,193 10,117 40,133 70,819 90,449 280,931 633,143 6,060,083 and 42,420,581, with no remainder.

Since 42,420,581 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,420,581, 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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