Q: Is 42,959,370 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,959,370 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,959,370 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 42959370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 397 794 1,191 1,985 2,382 3,607 3,970 5,955 7,214 10,821 11,910 18,035 21,642 36,070 54,105 108,210 1,431,979 2,863,958 4,295,937 7,159,895 8,591,874 14,319,790 21,479,685 and 42,959,370, with no remainder.

Since 42,959,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,959,370, 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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