Q: Is 42,871,794 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,871,794 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,871,794 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 42871794 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,020,757 2,041,514 3,062,271 6,124,542 7,145,299 14,290,598 21,435,897 and 42,871,794, with no remainder.

Since 42,871,794 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,871,794, 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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