Q: Is 42,862,827 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,862,827 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,862,827 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 42862827 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 491 1,473 3,437 4,157 10,311 12,471 29,099 87,297 2,041,087 6,123,261 14,287,609 and 42,862,827, with no remainder.

Since 42,862,827 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,862,827, 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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