Q: Is 42,661,557 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,661,557 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,661,557 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 42661557 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 71 213 639 66,763 200,289 600,867 4,740,173 14,220,519 and 42,661,557, with no remainder.

Since 42,661,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,661,557, 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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