Q: Is 42,905,779 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,905,779 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,905,779 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 42905779 can be evenly divided by 1 7 53 109 371 763 1,061 5,777 7,427 40,439 56,233 115,649 393,631 809,543 6,129,397 and 42,905,779, with no remainder.

Since 42,905,779 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,905,779, 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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