Q: Is 42,032,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,032,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,032,331 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 42032331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 97 99 291 297 873 1,067 1,459 2,619 3,201 4,377 9,603 13,131 16,049 28,809 39,393 48,147 141,523 144,441 424,569 433,323 1,273,707 1,556,753 3,821,121 4,670,259 14,010,777 and 42,032,331, with no remainder.

Since 42,032,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,032,331, 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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