Q: Is 42,764,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,764,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,764,031 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 42764031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 47 81 141 239 423 717 1,269 2,151 2,209 3,807 6,453 6,627 11,233 19,359 19,881 33,699 59,643 101,097 178,929 303,291 527,951 909,873 1,583,853 4,751,559 14,254,677 and 42,764,031, with no remainder.

Since 42,764,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,764,031, 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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