Q: Is 42,706,689 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,706,689 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,706,689 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 42706689 can be evenly divided by 1 3 79 237 367 491 1,101 1,473 28,993 38,789 86,979 116,367 180,197 540,591 14,235,563 and 42,706,689, with no remainder.

Since 42,706,689 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,706,689, 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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