Q: Is 42,775,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,775,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,775,042 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 42775042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 757 1,487 1,514 2,974 14,383 28,253 28,766 56,506 1,125,659 2,251,318 21,387,521 and 42,775,042, with no remainder.

Since 42,775,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,775,042, 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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