Q: Is 42,808,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,808,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,808,017 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 42808017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 127 147 381 889 2,293 2,667 6,223 6,879 16,051 18,669 48,153 112,357 291,211 337,071 873,633 2,038,477 6,115,431 14,269,339 and 42,808,017, with no remainder.

Since 42,808,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,808,017, 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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