Q: Is 42,434,745 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,434,745 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,434,745 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 42434745 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 37 111 157 185 471 487 555 785 1,461 2,355 2,435 5,809 7,305 17,427 18,019 29,045 54,057 76,459 87,135 90,095 229,377 270,285 382,295 1,146,885 2,828,983 8,486,949 14,144,915 and 42,434,745, with no remainder.

Since 42,434,745 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,434,745, 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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