Q: Is 42,713,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,713,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,713,604 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 42713604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,186,489 2,372,978 3,559,467 4,745,956 7,118,934 10,678,401 14,237,868 21,356,802 and 42,713,604, with no remainder.

Since 42,713,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,713,604, 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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