Q: Is 42,807,297 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,807,297 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,807,297 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 42807297 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 251 753 3,263 4,373 9,789 13,119 56,849 170,547 1,097,623 3,292,869 14,269,099 and 42,807,297, with no remainder.

Since 42,807,297 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,807,297, 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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