Q: Is 42,779,121 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,779,121 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,779,121 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 42779121 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 109 231 327 763 1,199 1,699 2,289 3,597 5,097 8,393 11,893 18,689 25,179 35,679 56,067 130,823 185,191 392,469 555,573 1,296,337 2,037,101 3,889,011 6,111,303 14,259,707 and 42,779,121, with no remainder.

Since 42,779,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,779,121, 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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