Q: Is 42,795,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,795,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,795,709 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 42795709 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 47 59 61 253 517 649 671 1,081 1,357 1,403 2,773 2,867 3,599 11,891 14,927 15,433 30,503 31,537 39,589 63,779 65,941 82,777 169,153 701,569 725,351 910,547 1,860,683 3,890,519 and 42,795,709, with no remainder.

Since 42,795,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,795,709, 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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