Q: Is 42,037,559 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,037,559 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,037,559 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 42037559 can be evenly divided by 1 29 59 79 311 1,711 2,291 4,661 9,019 18,349 24,569 135,169 532,121 712,501 1,449,571 and 42,037,559, with no remainder.

Since 42,037,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,037,559, 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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