Q: Is 42,787,772 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,787,772 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,787,772 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 42787772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 562,997 1,125,994 2,251,988 10,696,943 21,393,886 and 42,787,772, with no remainder.

Since 42,787,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,787,772, 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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