Q: Is 42,878,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,878,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,878,003 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 42878003 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 23 107 131 133 161 437 749 917 2,033 2,461 2,489 3,013 3,059 14,017 14,231 17,227 17,423 21,091 46,759 57,247 98,119 266,323 322,391 327,313 400,729 1,864,261 2,256,737 6,125,429 and 42,878,003, with no remainder.

Since 42,878,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,878,003, 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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