Q: Is 42,541,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,541,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,541,798 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 42541798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 247 494 86,117 172,234 1,119,521 1,636,223 2,239,042 3,272,446 21,270,899 and 42,541,798, with no remainder.

Since 42,541,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,541,798, 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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