Q: Is 42,807,294 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,807,294 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,807,294 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 42807294 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 137 274 411 822 1,233 2,466 17,359 34,718 52,077 104,154 156,231 312,462 2,378,183 4,756,366 7,134,549 14,269,098 21,403,647 and 42,807,294, with no remainder.

Since 42,807,294 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,807,294, 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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