Q: Is 42,460,136 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,460,136 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,460,136 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 42460136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 137 152 274 548 1,096 2,039 2,603 4,078 5,206 8,156 10,412 16,312 20,824 38,741 77,482 154,964 279,343 309,928 558,686 1,117,372 2,234,744 5,307,517 10,615,034 21,230,068 and 42,460,136, with no remainder.

Since 42,460,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,460,136, 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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