Q: Is 42,144,417 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,144,417 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,144,417 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 42144417 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 668,959 2,006,877 4,682,713 6,020,631 14,048,139 and 42,144,417, with no remainder.

Since 42,144,417 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,144,417, 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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