Q: Is 42,936,670 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,936,670 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,936,670 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 42936670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 613,381 1,226,762 3,066,905 4,293,667 6,133,810 8,587,334 21,468,335 and 42,936,670, with no remainder.

Since 42,936,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,936,670, 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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