Q: Is 42,002,409 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,409 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,409 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 42002409 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 313 939 1,091 3,273 12,833 38,499 44,731 134,193 341,483 1,024,449 14,000,803 and 42,002,409, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,409 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,409, 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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