Q: Is 42,802,358 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,802,358 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,802,358 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 42802358 can be evenly divided by 1 2 61 79 122 158 4,441 4,819 8,882 9,638 270,901 350,839 541,802 701,678 21,401,179 and 42,802,358, with no remainder.

Since 42,802,358 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,802,358, 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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