Q: Is 42,731,668 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,731,668 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,731,668 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 42731668 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 199 398 796 1,393 2,786 5,572 7,669 15,338 30,676 53,683 107,366 214,732 1,526,131 3,052,262 6,104,524 10,682,917 21,365,834 and 42,731,668, with no remainder.

Since 42,731,668 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,731,668, 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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