Q: Is 42,674,792 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,674,792 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,674,792 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 42674792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 149 298 596 1,192 35,801 71,602 143,204 286,408 5,334,349 10,668,698 21,337,396 and 42,674,792, with no remainder.

Since 42,674,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,674,792, 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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