Q: Is 42,511,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,511,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,511,434 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 42511434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 43 86 129 258 301 602 903 1,806 23,539 47,078 70,617 141,234 164,773 329,546 494,319 988,638 1,012,177 2,024,354 3,036,531 6,073,062 7,085,239 14,170,478 21,255,717 and 42,511,434, with no remainder.

Since 42,511,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,511,434, 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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