Q: Is 42,614,546 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,614,546 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,614,546 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 42614546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 67 134 221 442 871 1,139 1,439 1,742 2,278 2,878 14,807 18,707 24,463 29,614 37,414 48,926 96,413 192,826 318,019 636,038 1,253,369 1,639,021 2,506,738 3,278,042 21,307,273 and 42,614,546, with no remainder.

Since 42,614,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,614,546, 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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