Q: Is 42,110,253 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,110,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,110,253 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 42110253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 293 879 2,637 5,323 7,911 15,969 47,907 143,721 1,559,639 4,678,917 14,036,751 and 42,110,253, with no remainder.

Since 42,110,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,110,253, 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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