Q: Is 42,377,106 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,377,106 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,377,106 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 42377106 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 127 254 381 762 2,413 2,927 4,826 5,854 7,239 8,781 14,478 17,562 55,613 111,226 166,839 333,678 371,729 743,458 1,115,187 2,230,374 7,062,851 14,125,702 21,188,553 and 42,377,106, with no remainder.

Since 42,377,106 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,377,106, 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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