Q: Is 42,847,198 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,847,198 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,847,198 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 42847198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 2,473 4,946 8,663 17,326 21,423,599 and 42,847,198, with no remainder.

Since 42,847,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,847,198, 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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