Q: Is 42,657,964 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,657,964 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,657,964 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 42657964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 19 34 38 68 76 137 241 274 323 482 548 646 964 1,292 2,329 2,603 4,097 4,579 4,658 5,206 8,194 9,158 9,316 10,412 16,388 18,316 33,017 44,251 66,034 77,843 88,502 132,068 155,686 177,004 311,372 561,289 627,323 1,122,578 1,254,646 2,245,156 2,509,292 10,664,491 21,328,982 and 42,657,964, with no remainder.

Since 42,657,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,657,964, 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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