Q: Is 42,555,037 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,555,037 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,555,037 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 42555037 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 101 161 707 2,323 2,617 16,261 18,319 60,191 264,317 421,337 1,850,219 6,079,291 and 42,555,037, with no remainder.

Since 42,555,037 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,555,037, 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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