Q: Is 42,394,977 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,394,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,394,977 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 42394977 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 257 771 2,313 18,329 54,987 164,961 4,710,553 14,131,659 and 42,394,977, with no remainder.

Since 42,394,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,394,977, 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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