Q: Is 42,781,053 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,781,053 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,781,053 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 42781053 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 389 1,167 2,723 5,237 8,169 15,711 36,659 109,977 2,037,193 6,111,579 14,260,351 and 42,781,053, with no remainder.

Since 42,781,053 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,781,053, 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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