Q: Is 42,013,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,013,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,013,023 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 42013023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 83 249 1,079 3,237 12,979 38,937 168,727 506,181 1,077,257 3,231,771 14,004,341 and 42,013,023, with no remainder.

Since 42,013,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,013,023, 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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