Q: Is 42,446,607 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,446,607 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,446,607 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 42446607 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 241 723 1,687 5,061 8,387 25,161 58,709 176,127 2,021,267 6,063,801 14,148,869 and 42,446,607, with no remainder.

Since 42,446,607 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,446,607, 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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