Q: Is 42,014,517 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,014,517 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,014,517 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 42014517 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 83 93 249 2,573 5,443 7,719 16,329 168,733 451,769 506,199 1,355,307 14,004,839 and 42,014,517, with no remainder.

Since 42,014,517 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,014,517, 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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