Q: Is 42,044,171 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,044,171 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,044,171 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 42044171 can be evenly divided by 1 13 29 229 377 487 2,977 6,331 6,641 14,123 86,333 111,523 183,599 1,449,799 3,234,167 and 42,044,171, with no remainder.

Since 42,044,171 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,044,171, 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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