Q: Is 42,020,153 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,020,153 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,020,153 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 42020153 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 133 193 1,351 1,637 3,667 11,459 25,669 31,103 217,721 315,941 2,211,587 6,002,879 and 42,020,153, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,153 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,153, 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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