Q: Is 42,007,683 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,007,683 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,007,683 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 42007683 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 419 1,257 1,453 4,359 9,637 28,911 33,419 100,257 608,807 1,826,421 14,002,561 and 42,007,683, with no remainder.

Since 42,007,683 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,007,683, 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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