Q: Is 42,044,211 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,044,211 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,044,211 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 42044211 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 53 99 159 297 477 583 1,431 1,749 2,671 5,247 8,013 15,741 24,039 29,381 72,117 88,143 141,563 264,429 424,689 793,287 1,274,067 1,557,193 3,822,201 4,671,579 14,014,737 and 42,044,211, with no remainder.

Since 42,044,211 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,044,211, 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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