Q: Is 42,754,173 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,754,173 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,754,173 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 42754173 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 59 77 177 231 413 649 1,239 1,947 3,137 4,543 9,411 13,629 21,959 34,507 65,877 103,521 185,083 241,549 555,249 724,647 1,295,581 2,035,913 3,886,743 6,107,739 14,251,391 and 42,754,173, with no remainder.

Since 42,754,173 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,754,173, 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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