Q: Is 42,544,166 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,544,166 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,544,166 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 42544166 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 178,757 357,514 1,251,299 2,502,598 3,038,869 6,077,738 21,272,083 and 42,544,166, with no remainder.

Since 42,544,166 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,544,166, 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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