Q: Is 403,042,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 403,042,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 403,042,143 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 403042143 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 107 321 749 2,247 179,369 538,107 1,255,583 3,766,749 19,192,483 57,577,449 134,347,381 and 403,042,143, with no remainder.

Since 403,042,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 403,042,143, 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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