Q: Is 42,131,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,131,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,131,331 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 42131331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 23 33 69 99 207 253 759 2,277 18,503 55,509 166,527 203,533 425,569 610,599 1,276,707 1,831,797 3,830,121 4,681,259 14,043,777 and 42,131,331, with no remainder.

Since 42,131,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,131,331, 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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