Q: Is 42,000,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,321 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 42000321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 97 291 1,067 3,201 13,121 39,363 144,331 432,993 1,272,737 3,818,211 14,000,107 and 42,000,321, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,321, 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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