Q: Is 42,074,207 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,074,207 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,074,207 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 42074207 can be evenly divided by 1 7 73 137 511 601 959 4,207 10,001 43,873 70,007 82,337 307,111 576,359 6,010,601 and 42,074,207, with no remainder.

Since 42,074,207 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,074,207, 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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