Q: Is 42,456,606 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,456,606 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,456,606 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 42456606 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,393 2,957 4,786 5,914 7,179 8,871 14,358 17,742 7,076,101 14,152,202 21,228,303 and 42,456,606, with no remainder.

Since 42,456,606 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,456,606, 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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