Q: Is 42,727,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,727,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,727,524 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 42727524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 508,661 1,017,322 1,525,983 2,034,644 3,051,966 3,560,627 6,103,932 7,121,254 10,681,881 14,242,508 21,363,762 and 42,727,524, with no remainder.

Since 42,727,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,727,524, 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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