Q: Is 42,573,906 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,573,906 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,573,906 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 42573906 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,365,217 4,730,434 7,095,651 14,191,302 21,286,953 and 42,573,906, with no remainder.

Since 42,573,906 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,573,906, 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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