Q: Is 42,574,388 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,574,388 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,574,388 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 42574388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,493 2,986 5,972 7,129 14,258 28,516 10,643,597 21,287,194 and 42,574,388, with no remainder.

Since 42,574,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,574,388, 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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