Q: Is 42,013,617 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,013,617 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,013,617 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 42013617 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 23 57 69 73 219 437 439 1,311 1,317 1,387 1,679 4,161 5,037 8,341 10,097 25,023 30,291 31,901 32,047 95,703 96,141 191,843 575,529 608,893 737,081 1,826,679 2,211,243 14,004,539 and 42,013,617, with no remainder.

Since 42,013,617 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,013,617, 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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