Q: Is 42,135,333 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,135,333 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,135,333 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 42135333 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 23 51 69 289 391 867 1,173 2,113 6,339 6,647 19,941 35,921 48,599 107,763 145,797 610,657 826,183 1,831,971 2,478,549 14,045,111 and 42,135,333, with no remainder.

Since 42,135,333 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,135,333, 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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