Q: Is 42,043,443 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,043,443 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,043,443 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 42043443 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 263 789 3,419 4,099 10,257 12,297 53,287 159,861 1,078,037 3,234,111 14,014,481 and 42,043,443, with no remainder.

Since 42,043,443 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,043,443, 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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