Q: Is 42,738,546 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,738,546 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,738,546 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 42738546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,667 3,334 4,273 5,001 8,546 10,002 12,819 25,638 7,123,091 14,246,182 21,369,273 and 42,738,546, with no remainder.

Since 42,738,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,738,546, 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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