Q: Is 42,176,007 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,176,007 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,176,007 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 42176007 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 113 339 367 1,017 1,101 3,303 12,769 38,307 41,471 114,921 124,413 373,239 4,686,223 14,058,669 and 42,176,007, with no remainder.

Since 42,176,007 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,176,007, 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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