Q: Is 42,687,218 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,687,218 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,687,218 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 42687218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 43 46 86 161 301 322 602 989 1,978 3,083 6,166 6,923 13,846 21,581 43,162 70,909 132,569 141,818 265,138 496,363 927,983 992,726 1,855,966 3,049,087 6,098,174 21,343,609 and 42,687,218, with no remainder.

Since 42,687,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,687,218, 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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