Q: Is 42,684,477 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,684,477 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,684,477 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 42684477 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 149 447 1,639 4,917 8,681 26,043 95,491 286,473 1,293,469 3,880,407 14,228,159 and 42,684,477, with no remainder.

Since 42,684,477 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,684,477, 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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