Q: Is 42,781,054 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,781,054 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,781,054 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 42781054 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 89 178 2,759 5,518 7,753 15,506 240,343 480,686 690,017 1,380,034 21,390,527 and 42,781,054, with no remainder.

Since 42,781,054 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,781,054, 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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