Q: Is 42,040,273 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,040,273 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,040,273 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 42040273 can be evenly divided by 1 11 59 211 307 649 2,321 3,377 12,449 18,113 64,777 136,939 199,243 712,547 3,821,843 and 42,040,273, with no remainder.

Since 42,040,273 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,040,273, 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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