Q: Is 42,902,706 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,902,706 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,902,706 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 42902706 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 154 231 462 92,863 185,726 278,589 557,178 650,041 1,021,493 1,300,082 1,950,123 2,042,986 3,064,479 3,900,246 6,128,958 7,150,451 14,300,902 21,451,353 and 42,902,706, with no remainder.

Since 42,902,706 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,902,706, 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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