Q: Is 42,461,406 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,461,406 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,461,406 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 42461406 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 181,459 362,918 544,377 1,088,754 1,633,131 2,358,967 3,266,262 4,717,934 7,076,901 14,153,802 21,230,703 and 42,461,406, with no remainder.

Since 42,461,406 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,461,406, 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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