Q: Is 43,042,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,042,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,042,887 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 43042887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 83 249 747 2,241 19,207 57,621 172,863 518,589 1,594,181 4,782,543 14,347,629 and 43,042,887, with no remainder.

Since 43,042,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,042,887, 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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