Q: Is 42,879,466 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,879,466 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,879,466 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 42879466 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 161,201 322,402 1,128,407 2,256,814 3,062,819 6,125,638 21,439,733 and 42,879,466, with no remainder.

Since 42,879,466 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,879,466, 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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