Q: Is 42,740,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,740,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,740,738 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 42740738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 157 158 314 1,723 3,446 12,403 24,806 136,117 270,511 272,234 541,022 21,370,369 and 42,740,738, with no remainder.

Since 42,740,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,740,738, 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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