Q: Is 42,452,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,452,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,452,146 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 42452146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 643 1,286 3,001 6,002 7,073 14,146 33,011 66,022 1,929,643 3,859,286 21,226,073 and 42,452,146, with no remainder.

Since 42,452,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,452,146, 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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