Q: Is 42,885,882 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,885,882 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,885,882 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 42885882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 234 351 702 61,091 122,182 183,273 366,546 549,819 794,183 1,099,638 1,588,366 1,649,457 2,382,549 3,298,914 4,765,098 7,147,647 14,295,294 21,442,941 and 42,885,882, with no remainder.

Since 42,885,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,885,882, 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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