Q: Is 42,888,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,888,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,888,678 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 42888678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,021,159 2,042,318 3,063,477 6,126,954 7,148,113 14,296,226 21,444,339 and 42,888,678, with no remainder.

Since 42,888,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,888,678, 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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