Q: Is 42,789,681 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,789,681 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,789,681 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 42789681 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 144,073 432,219 1,296,657 1,584,803 3,889,971 4,754,409 14,263,227 and 42,789,681, with no remainder.

Since 42,789,681 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,789,681, 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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