Q: Is 42,697,667 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,697,667 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,697,667 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 42697667 can be evenly divided by 1 37 43 47 571 1,591 1,739 2,021 21,127 24,553 26,837 74,777 908,461 992,969 1,153,991 and 42,697,667, with no remainder.

Since 42,697,667 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,697,667, 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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