Q: Is 42,657,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,657,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,657,962 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 42657962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 67 134 1,541 3,082 13,841 27,682 318,343 636,686 927,347 1,854,694 21,328,981 and 42,657,962, with no remainder.

Since 42,657,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,657,962, 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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