Q: Is 42,909,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,909,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,909,038 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 42909038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 113 226 3,277 6,547 6,554 13,094 189,863 379,726 739,811 1,479,622 21,454,519 and 42,909,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,909,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,909,038, 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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