Q: Is 42,123,213 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,123,213 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,123,213 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 42123213 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 141,829 425,487 1,276,461 1,560,119 3,829,383 4,680,357 14,041,071 and 42,123,213, with no remainder.

Since 42,123,213 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,123,213, 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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