Q: Is 42,755,058 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,755,058 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,755,058 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 42755058 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 59 118 127 177 254 317 354 381 531 634 762 951 1,062 1,143 1,902 2,286 2,853 5,706 7,493 14,986 18,703 22,479 37,406 40,259 44,958 56,109 67,437 80,518 112,218 120,777 134,874 168,327 241,554 336,654 362,331 724,662 2,375,281 4,750,562 7,125,843 14,251,686 21,377,529 and 42,755,058, with no remainder.

Since 42,755,058 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,755,058, 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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