Q: Is 42,761,399 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,761,399 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,761,399 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 42761399 can be evenly divided by 1 29 47 137 229 1,363 3,973 6,439 6,641 10,763 31,373 186,731 312,127 909,817 1,474,531 and 42,761,399, with no remainder.

Since 42,761,399 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,761,399, 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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