Q: Is 42,620,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,620,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,620,041 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 42620041 can be evenly divided by 1 37 139 5,143 8,287 306,619 1,151,893 and 42,620,041, with no remainder.

Since 42,620,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,620,041, 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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