Q: Is 42,916,266 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,916,266 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,916,266 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 42916266 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 347 694 1,041 2,082 3,123 6,246 6,871 13,742 20,613 41,226 61,839 123,678 2,384,237 4,768,474 7,152,711 14,305,422 21,458,133 and 42,916,266, with no remainder.

Since 42,916,266 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,916,266, 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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