Q: Is 42,856,077 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,856,077 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,856,077 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 42856077 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 19 33 57 209 627 68,351 205,053 751,861 1,298,669 2,255,583 3,896,007 14,285,359 and 42,856,077, with no remainder.

Since 42,856,077 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,856,077, 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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