Q: Is 42,772,209 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,772,209 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,772,209 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 42772209 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 141 439 691 1,317 2,073 20,633 32,477 61,899 97,431 303,349 910,047 14,257,403 and 42,772,209, with no remainder.

Since 42,772,209 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,772,209, 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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