Q: Is 42,251,769 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,251,769 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,251,769 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 42251769 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 343 441 1,029 3,087 13,687 41,061 95,809 123,183 287,427 670,663 862,281 2,011,989 4,694,641 6,035,967 14,083,923 and 42,251,769, with no remainder.

Since 42,251,769 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,251,769, 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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