Q: Is 42,131,223 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,131,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,131,223 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 42131223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 47 103 141 309 423 927 967 2,901 4,841 8,703 14,523 43,569 45,449 99,601 136,347 298,803 409,041 896,409 4,681,247 14,043,741 and 42,131,223, with no remainder.

Since 42,131,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,131,223, 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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