Q: Is 42,734,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,734,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,734,046 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 42734046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 309,667 619,334 929,001 1,858,002 7,122,341 14,244,682 21,367,023 and 42,734,046, with no remainder.

Since 42,734,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,734,046, 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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