Q: Is 42,780,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,780,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,780,789 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 42780789 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 279,613 838,839 2,516,517 4,753,421 14,260,263 and 42,780,789, with no remainder.

Since 42,780,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,780,789, 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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