Q: Is 42,000,399 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,399 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,399 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 42000399 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 441 95,239 285,717 666,673 857,151 2,000,019 4,666,711 6,000,057 14,000,133 and 42,000,399, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,399 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,399, 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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