Q: Is 43,241,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,241,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,241,742 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 43241742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 800,773 1,601,546 2,402,319 4,804,638 7,206,957 14,413,914 21,620,871 and 43,241,742, with no remainder.

Since 43,241,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,241,742, 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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