Q: Is 42,646,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,646,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,646,023 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 42646023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 441 96,703 290,109 676,921 870,327 2,030,763 4,738,447 6,092,289 14,215,341 and 42,646,023, with no remainder.

Since 42,646,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,646,023, 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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