Q: Is 42,077,313 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,077,313 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,077,313 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 42077313 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 359 1,077 1,447 3,231 4,341 9,693 13,023 29,079 39,069 117,207 519,473 1,558,419 4,675,257 14,025,771 and 42,077,313, with no remainder.

Since 42,077,313 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,077,313, 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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