Q: Is 42,684,474 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,684,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,684,474 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 42684474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 241 482 723 1,446 1,687 3,374 4,217 5,061 8,434 10,122 12,651 25,302 29,519 59,038 88,557 177,114 1,016,297 2,032,594 3,048,891 6,097,782 7,114,079 14,228,158 21,342,237 and 42,684,474, with no remainder.

Since 42,684,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,684,474, 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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