Q: Is 42,056,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,056,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,056,203 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 42056203 can be evenly divided by 1 7 59 79 413 553 1,289 4,661 9,023 32,627 76,051 101,831 532,357 712,817 6,008,029 and 42,056,203, with no remainder.

Since 42,056,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,056,203, 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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