Q: Is 42,661,611 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,661,611 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,661,611 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 42661611 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 93 279 152,909 458,727 1,376,181 4,740,179 14,220,537 and 42,661,611, with no remainder.

Since 42,661,611 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,661,611, 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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