Q: Is 42,273,679 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,273,679 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,273,679 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 42273679 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 137 959 2,329 2,593 16,303 18,151 44,081 308,567 355,241 2,486,687 6,039,097 and 42,273,679, with no remainder.

Since 42,273,679 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,273,679, 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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