Q: Is 42,008,659 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,008,659 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,008,659 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 42008659 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 121 847 49,597 347,179 545,567 3,818,969 6,001,237 and 42,008,659, with no remainder.

Since 42,008,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,008,659, 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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