Q: Is 56,742,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 56,742,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 56,742,002 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 56742002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 101 202 257 514 1,093 2,186 25,957 51,914 110,393 220,786 280,901 561,802 28,371,001 and 56,742,002, with no remainder.

Since 56,742,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,742,002, 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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