Q: Is 42,440,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,440,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,440,046 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 42440046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 643,031 1,286,062 1,929,093 3,858,186 7,073,341 14,146,682 21,220,023 and 42,440,046, with no remainder.

Since 42,440,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,440,046, 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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