Q: Is 42,903,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,903,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,903,642 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 42903642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 281 562 843 1,686 25,447 50,894 76,341 152,682 7,150,607 14,301,214 21,451,821 and 42,903,642, with no remainder.

Since 42,903,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,903,642, 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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