Q: Is 42,865,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,865,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,865,038 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 42865038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 264,599 529,198 793,797 1,587,594 2,381,391 4,762,782 7,144,173 14,288,346 21,432,519 and 42,865,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,865,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,865,038, 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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