Q: Is 42,620,606 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,620,606 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,620,606 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 42620606 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 509 1,018 3,563 5,981 7,126 11,962 41,867 83,734 3,044,329 6,088,658 21,310,303 and 42,620,606, with no remainder.

Since 42,620,606 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,620,606, 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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