Q: Is 42,737,334 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,737,334 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,737,334 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 42737334 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 246 173,729 347,458 521,187 1,042,374 7,122,889 14,245,778 21,368,667 and 42,737,334, with no remainder.

Since 42,737,334 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,737,334, 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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