Q: Is 42,423,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,423,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,423,246 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 42423246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 829 1,658 2,487 2,843 4,974 5,686 7,461 8,529 14,922 17,058 25,587 51,174 2,356,847 4,713,694 7,070,541 14,141,082 21,211,623 and 42,423,246, with no remainder.

Since 42,423,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,423,246, 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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