Q: Is 42,077,406 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,077,406 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,077,406 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 42077406 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 173 346 519 1,038 1,211 2,422 3,633 5,791 7,266 11,582 17,373 34,746 40,537 81,074 121,611 243,222 1,001,843 2,003,686 3,005,529 6,011,058 7,012,901 14,025,802 21,038,703 and 42,077,406, with no remainder.

Since 42,077,406 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,077,406, 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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