Q: Is 42,626,463 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,626,463 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,626,463 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 42626463 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 51 187 561 75,983 227,949 835,813 1,291,711 2,507,439 3,875,133 14,208,821 and 42,626,463, with no remainder.

Since 42,626,463 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,626,463, 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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