Q: Is 42,739,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,739,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,739,842 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 42739842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 317 634 951 977 1,902 1,954 2,931 5,862 7,291 14,582 21,873 22,471 43,746 44,942 67,413 134,826 309,709 619,418 929,127 1,858,254 7,123,307 14,246,614 21,369,921 and 42,739,842, with no remainder.

Since 42,739,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,739,842, it is not a prime number.


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