Q: Is 42,940,014 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,940,014 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,940,014 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 42940014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 550,513 1,101,026 1,651,539 3,303,078 7,156,669 14,313,338 21,470,007 and 42,940,014, with no remainder.

Since 42,940,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,940,014, 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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