Q: Is 42,985,716 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,985,716 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,985,716 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 42985716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 115,553 231,106 346,659 462,212 693,318 1,386,636 3,582,143 7,164,286 10,746,429 14,328,572 21,492,858 and 42,985,716, with no remainder.

Since 42,985,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,985,716, 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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