Q: Is 42,904,586 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,904,586 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,904,586 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 42904586 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 241,037 482,074 21,452,293 and 42,904,586, with no remainder.

Since 42,904,586 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,904,586, 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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