Q: Is 42,611,118 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,611,118 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,611,118 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 42611118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 121 242 363 726 58,693 117,386 176,079 352,158 645,623 1,291,246 1,936,869 3,873,738 7,101,853 14,203,706 21,305,559 and 42,611,118, with no remainder.

Since 42,611,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,611,118, 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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