Q: Is 42,958,182 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,958,182 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,958,182 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 42958182 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,693 3,386 4,229 5,079 8,458 10,158 12,687 25,374 7,159,697 14,319,394 21,479,091 and 42,958,182, with no remainder.

Since 42,958,182 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,958,182, 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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