Q: Is 42,460,767 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,460,767 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,460,767 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 42460767 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 113 339 1,017 3,051 4,639 9,153 13,917 41,751 125,253 375,759 524,207 1,572,621 4,717,863 14,153,589 and 42,460,767, with no remainder.

Since 42,460,767 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,460,767, 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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