Q: Is 42,177,949 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,177,949 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,177,949 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 42177949 can be evenly divided by 1 11 31 179 341 691 1,969 5,549 7,601 21,421 61,039 123,689 235,631 1,360,579 3,834,359 and 42,177,949, with no remainder.

Since 42,177,949 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,177,949, 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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