Q: Is 42,506,318 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,506,318 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,506,318 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 42506318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 359 718 1,117 2,234 19,027 38,054 59,201 118,402 401,003 802,006 21,253,159 and 42,506,318, with no remainder.

Since 42,506,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,506,318, 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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