Q: Is 42,687,459 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,687,459 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,687,459 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 42687459 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 459 93,001 279,003 837,009 1,581,017 2,511,027 4,743,051 14,229,153 and 42,687,459, with no remainder.

Since 42,687,459 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,687,459, 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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