Q: Is 42,538,682 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,538,682 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,538,682 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 42538682 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 421 842 2,659 5,318 7,999 15,998 50,521 101,042 1,119,439 2,238,878 21,269,341 and 42,538,682, with no remainder.

Since 42,538,682 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,538,682, 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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