Q: Is 42,781,843 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,781,843 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,781,843 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 42781843 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 169 221 2,873 14,891 193,583 253,147 2,516,579 3,290,911 and 42,781,843, with no remainder.

Since 42,781,843 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,781,843, 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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