Q: Is 42,678,755 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,678,755 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,678,755 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 42678755 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 17 35 49 85 119 245 595 833 4,165 10,247 51,235 71,729 174,199 358,645 502,103 870,995 1,219,393 2,510,515 6,096,965 8,535,751 and 42,678,755, with no remainder.

Since 42,678,755 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,678,755, 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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