Q: Is 42,877,365 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,877,365 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,877,365 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 42877365 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 59 177 295 885 48,449 145,347 242,245 726,735 2,858,491 8,575,473 14,292,455 and 42,877,365, with no remainder.

Since 42,877,365 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,877,365, 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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