Q: Is 42,378,057 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,378,057 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,378,057 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 42378057 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 83 249 747 56,731 170,193 510,579 4,708,673 14,126,019 and 42,378,057, with no remainder.

Since 42,378,057 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,378,057, 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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