Q: Is 42,907,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,907,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,907,298 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 42907298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 58 203 406 105,683 211,366 739,781 1,479,562 3,064,807 6,129,614 21,453,649 and 42,907,298, with no remainder.

Since 42,907,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,907,298, 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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