Q: Is 42,683,526 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,683,526 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,683,526 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 42683526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,371,307 4,742,614 7,113,921 14,227,842 21,341,763 and 42,683,526, with no remainder.

Since 42,683,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,683,526, 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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