Q: Is 42,574,314 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,574,314 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,574,314 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 42574314 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 211 422 633 1,266 33,629 67,258 100,887 201,774 7,095,719 14,191,438 21,287,157 and 42,574,314, with no remainder.

Since 42,574,314 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,574,314, 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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