Q: Is 42,777,865 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,777,865 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,777,865 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 42777865 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 17 65 85 221 1,105 38,713 193,565 503,269 658,121 2,516,345 3,290,605 8,555,573 and 42,777,865, with no remainder.

Since 42,777,865 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,777,865, 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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