Q: Is 42,931,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,931,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,931,938 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 42931938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 49 69 98 138 147 161 294 322 343 483 686 907 966 1,029 1,127 1,814 2,058 2,254 2,721 3,381 5,442 6,349 6,762 7,889 12,698 15,778 19,047 20,861 23,667 38,094 41,722 44,443 47,334 62,583 88,886 125,166 133,329 146,027 266,658 292,054 311,101 438,081 622,202 876,162 933,303 1,022,189 1,866,606 2,044,378 3,066,567 6,133,134 7,155,323 14,310,646 21,465,969 and 42,931,938, with no remainder.

Since 42,931,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,931,938, 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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