Q: Is 42,487,539 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,487,539 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,487,539 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 42487539 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 571 1,459 1,713 4,377 9,707 24,803 29,121 74,409 833,089 2,499,267 14,162,513 and 42,487,539, with no remainder.

Since 42,487,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,487,539, 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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