Q: Is 42,738,514 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,738,514 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,738,514 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 42738514 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 182 449 523 898 1,046 3,143 3,661 5,837 6,286 6,799 7,322 11,674 13,598 40,859 47,593 81,718 95,186 234,827 469,654 1,643,789 3,052,751 3,287,578 6,105,502 21,369,257 and 42,738,514, with no remainder.

Since 42,738,514 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,738,514, 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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