Q: Is 42,001,343 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,001,343 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,001,343 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 42001343 can be evenly divided by 1 19 41 779 53,917 1,024,423 2,210,597 and 42,001,343, with no remainder.

Since 42,001,343 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,001,343, 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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