Q: Is 42,871,790 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,871,790 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,871,790 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 42871790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 19 26 34 38 65 85 95 130 170 190 221 247 323 442 494 646 1,021 1,105 1,235 1,615 2,042 2,210 2,470 3,230 4,199 5,105 8,398 10,210 13,273 17,357 19,399 20,995 26,546 34,714 38,798 41,990 66,365 86,785 96,995 132,730 173,570 193,990 225,641 252,187 329,783 451,282 504,374 659,566 1,128,205 1,260,935 1,648,915 2,256,410 2,521,870 3,297,830 4,287,179 8,574,358 21,435,895 and 42,871,790, with no remainder.

Since 42,871,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,871,790, 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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