Q: Is 42,836,379 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,836,379 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,836,379 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 42836379 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 113 339 1,921 5,763 7,433 22,299 126,361 379,083 839,929 2,519,787 14,278,793 and 42,836,379, with no remainder.

Since 42,836,379 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,836,379, 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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