Q: Is 42,167,169 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,167,169 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,167,169 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 42167169 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 121 297 363 1,089 3,267 12,907 38,721 116,163 141,977 348,489 425,931 1,277,793 1,561,747 3,833,379 4,685,241 14,055,723 and 42,167,169, with no remainder.

Since 42,167,169 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,167,169, 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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