Q: Is 42,042,609 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,042,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,042,609 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 42042609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 467 1,401 1,429 3,269 4,203 4,287 9,807 10,003 12,861 29,421 30,009 90,027 667,343 2,002,029 4,671,401 6,006,087 14,014,203 and 42,042,609, with no remainder.

Since 42,042,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,042,609, 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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