Q: Is 57,431,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 57,431,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 57,431,742 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 57431742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 139 278 417 834 68,863 137,726 206,589 413,178 9,571,957 19,143,914 28,715,871 and 57,431,742, with no remainder.

Since 57,431,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,431,742, 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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