Q: Is 42,663,774 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,663,774 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,663,774 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 42663774 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,371 2,999 4,742 5,998 7,113 8,997 14,226 17,994 7,110,629 14,221,258 21,331,887 and 42,663,774, with no remainder.

Since 42,663,774 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,663,774, 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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