Q: Is 42,925,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,925,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,925,017 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 42925017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 29 51 87 493 1,479 29,023 87,069 493,391 841,667 1,480,173 2,525,001 14,308,339 and 42,925,017, with no remainder.

Since 42,925,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,925,017, 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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