Q: Is 42,836,127 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,836,127 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,836,127 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 42836127 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 43 57 129 817 2,451 17,477 52,431 332,063 751,511 996,189 2,254,533 14,278,709 and 42,836,127, with no remainder.

Since 42,836,127 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,836,127, 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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