Q: Is 42,556,731 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,556,731 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,556,731 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 42556731 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 1,223 1,657 3,669 4,971 8,561 11,599 25,683 34,797 2,026,511 6,079,533 14,185,577 and 42,556,731, with no remainder.

Since 42,556,731 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,556,731, it is not a prime number.


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