Q: Is 42,860,753 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,860,753 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,860,753 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 42860753 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 29 299 377 667 4,943 8,671 64,259 113,689 143,347 1,477,957 1,863,511 3,296,981 and 42,860,753, with no remainder.

Since 42,860,753 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,860,753, 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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