Q: Is 42,727,797 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,727,797 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,727,797 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 42727797 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 331 683 993 2,049 2,317 2,979 4,781 6,147 6,951 8,937 14,343 18,441 20,853 43,029 62,559 129,087 226,073 678,219 1,582,511 2,034,657 4,747,533 6,103,971 14,242,599 and 42,727,797, with no remainder.

Since 42,727,797 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,727,797, 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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