Q: Is 42,646,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,646,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,646,548 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 42646548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 507,697 1,015,394 1,523,091 2,030,788 3,046,182 3,553,879 6,092,364 7,107,758 10,661,637 14,215,516 21,323,274 and 42,646,548, with no remainder.

Since 42,646,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,646,548, 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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