Q: Is 42,727,794 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,727,794 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,727,794 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 42727794 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 151,517 303,034 454,551 909,102 7,121,299 14,242,598 21,363,897 and 42,727,794, with no remainder.

Since 42,727,794 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,727,794, 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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