Q: Is 42,002,233 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,233 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,233 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 42002233 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 67 83 91 469 581 871 1,079 5,561 6,097 6,889 7,553 38,927 48,223 72,293 89,557 461,563 506,051 626,899 3,230,941 6,000,319 and 42,002,233, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,233 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,233, 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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