Q: Is 42,132,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,531 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 42132531 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 277 831 1,939 5,817 7,243 21,729 50,701 152,103 2,006,311 6,018,933 14,044,177 and 42,132,531, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,531, 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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