Q: Is 42,743,034 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,743,034 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,743,034 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 42743034 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 149 298 447 894 1,341 2,682 15,937 31,874 47,811 95,622 143,433 286,866 2,374,613 4,749,226 7,123,839 14,247,678 21,371,517 and 42,743,034, with no remainder.

Since 42,743,034 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,743,034, 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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