Q: Is 42,719,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,719,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,719,498 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 42719498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 109 127 218 254 1,543 3,086 13,843 27,686 168,187 195,961 336,374 391,922 21,359,749 and 42,719,498, with no remainder.

Since 42,719,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,719,498, 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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