Q: Is 42,713,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,713,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,713,602 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 42713602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 193 239 386 463 478 926 46,127 89,359 92,254 110,657 178,718 221,314 21,356,801 and 42,713,602, with no remainder.

Since 42,713,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,713,602, 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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