Q: Is 42,660,639 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,660,639 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,660,639 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 42660639 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 229 687 1,603 2,061 2,957 4,809 8,871 14,427 20,699 26,613 62,097 186,291 677,153 2,031,459 4,740,071 6,094,377 14,220,213 and 42,660,639, with no remainder.

Since 42,660,639 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,660,639, 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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