Q: Is 177,042,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 177,042,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 177,042,642 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 177042642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 4,215,301 8,430,602 12,645,903 25,291,806 29,507,107 59,014,214 88,521,321 and 177,042,642, with no remainder.

Since 177,042,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,042,642, 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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