Q: Is 42,833,557 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,833,557 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,833,557 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 42833557 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 169 221 289 877 2,873 3,757 11,401 14,909 48,841 148,213 193,817 253,453 2,519,621 3,294,889 and 42,833,557, with no remainder.

Since 42,833,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,833,557, 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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