Q: Is 42,525,027 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,525,027 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,525,027 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 42525027 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 29,717 89,151 267,453 802,359 1,575,001 4,725,003 14,175,009 and 42,525,027, with no remainder.

Since 42,525,027 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,525,027, 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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