Q: Is 42,487,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,487,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,487,729 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 42487729 can be evenly divided by 1 37 59 2,183 19,463 720,131 1,148,317 and 42,487,729, with no remainder.

Since 42,487,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,487,729, 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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