Q: Is 42,787,766 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,787,766 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,787,766 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 42787766 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 47 94 329 658 65,027 130,054 455,189 910,378 3,056,269 6,112,538 21,393,883 and 42,787,766, with no remainder.

Since 42,787,766 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,787,766, 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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