Q: Is 42,558,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,558,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,558,738 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 42558738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 113 123 226 246 339 678 1,531 3,062 4,593 4,633 9,186 9,266 13,899 27,798 62,771 125,542 173,003 188,313 346,006 376,626 519,009 1,038,018 7,093,123 14,186,246 21,279,369 and 42,558,738, with no remainder.

Since 42,558,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,558,738, 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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