Q: Is 42,051,769 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,051,769 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,051,769 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 42051769 can be evenly divided by 1 19 29 167 457 551 3,173 4,843 8,683 13,253 76,319 92,017 251,807 1,450,061 2,213,251 and 42,051,769, with no remainder.

Since 42,051,769 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,051,769, 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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