Q: Is 42,659,290 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,659,290 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,659,290 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 42659290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 29 34 58 85 145 170 289 290 493 509 578 986 1,018 1,445 2,465 2,545 2,890 4,930 5,090 8,381 8,653 14,761 16,762 17,306 29,522 41,905 43,265 73,805 83,810 86,530 147,101 147,610 250,937 294,202 501,874 735,505 1,254,685 1,471,010 2,509,370 4,265,929 8,531,858 21,329,645 and 42,659,290, with no remainder.

Since 42,659,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,659,290, 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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