Q: Is 42,109,757 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,109,757 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,109,757 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 42109757 can be evenly divided by 1 19 23 173 437 557 3,287 3,979 10,583 12,811 75,601 96,361 243,409 1,830,859 2,216,303 and 42,109,757, with no remainder.

Since 42,109,757 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,109,757, 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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