Q: Is 42,640,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,640,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,640,842 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 42640842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 457 914 1,371 2,742 15,551 31,102 46,653 93,306 7,106,807 14,213,614 21,320,421 and 42,640,842, with no remainder.

Since 42,640,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,640,842, 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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