Q: Is 42,604,771 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,604,771 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,604,771 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 42604771 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 73 187 803 1,241 3,121 13,651 34,331 53,057 227,833 583,627 2,506,163 3,873,161 and 42,604,771, with no remainder.

Since 42,604,771 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,604,771, 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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