Q: Is 42,818,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,818,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,818,558 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 42818558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 127 254 3,683 5,813 7,366 11,626 168,577 337,154 738,251 1,476,502 21,409,279 and 42,818,558, with no remainder.

Since 42,818,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,818,558, 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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