Q: Is 42,707,601 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,707,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,707,601 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 42707601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 977 1,619 2,931 4,857 8,793 14,571 26,379 43,713 1,581,763 4,745,289 14,235,867 and 42,707,601, with no remainder.

Since 42,707,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,707,601, 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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