Q: Is 42,739,844 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,739,844 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,739,844 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 42739844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,526,423 3,052,846 6,105,692 10,684,961 21,369,922 and 42,739,844, with no remainder.

Since 42,739,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,739,844, 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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