Q: Is 42,685,190 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,685,190 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,685,190 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 42685190 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 421 842 2,105 4,210 10,139 20,278 50,695 101,390 4,268,519 8,537,038 21,342,595 and 42,685,190, with no remainder.

Since 42,685,190 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,685,190, 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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