Q: Is 42,002,393 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,393 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,393 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 42002393 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 71 89 289 391 1,207 1,513 1,633 2,047 6,319 6,647 20,519 25,721 27,761 34,799 107,423 145,337 471,937 591,583 1,826,191 2,470,729 and 42,002,393, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,393 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,393, 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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