Q: Is 42,834,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,834,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,834,246 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 42834246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 19 21 26 38 39 42 57 78 91 114 133 182 247 266 273 399 494 546 741 798 1,482 1,729 3,458 4,129 5,187 8,258 10,374 12,387 24,774 28,903 53,677 57,806 78,451 86,709 107,354 156,902 161,031 173,418 235,353 322,062 375,739 470,706 549,157 751,478 1,019,863 1,098,314 1,127,217 1,647,471 2,039,726 2,254,434 3,059,589 3,294,942 6,119,178 7,139,041 14,278,082 21,417,123 and 42,834,246, with no remainder.

Since 42,834,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,834,246, 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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