Q: Is 42,901,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,901,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,901,574 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 42901574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 37 67 74 134 509 629 1,018 1,139 1,258 2,278 2,479 4,958 8,653 17,306 18,833 34,103 37,666 42,143 68,206 84,286 320,161 579,751 640,322 1,159,502 1,261,811 2,523,622 21,450,787 and 42,901,574, with no remainder.

Since 42,901,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,901,574, 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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