Q: Is 42,983,598 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,983,598 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,983,598 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 42983598 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,023,419 2,046,838 3,070,257 6,140,514 7,163,933 14,327,866 21,491,799 and 42,983,598, with no remainder.

Since 42,983,598 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,983,598, 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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