Q: Is 42,387,057 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,387,057 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,387,057 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 42387057 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 523,297 1,569,891 4,709,673 14,129,019 and 42,387,057, with no remainder.

Since 42,387,057 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,387,057, 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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