Q: Is 42,354,927 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,354,927 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,354,927 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 42354927 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 41 123 369 1,107 38,261 114,783 344,349 1,033,047 1,568,701 4,706,103 14,118,309 and 42,354,927, with no remainder.

Since 42,354,927 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,354,927, 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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