Q: Is 42,792,910 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,792,910 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,792,910 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 42792910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 170 211 422 1,055 1,193 2,110 2,386 3,587 5,965 7,174 11,930 17,935 20,281 35,870 40,562 101,405 202,810 251,723 503,446 1,258,615 2,517,230 4,279,291 8,558,582 21,396,455 and 42,792,910, with no remainder.

Since 42,792,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,792,910, 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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