Q: Is 42,195,573 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,195,573 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,195,573 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 42195573 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 81 189 567 74,419 223,257 520,933 669,771 1,562,799 2,009,313 4,688,397 6,027,939 14,065,191 and 42,195,573, with no remainder.

Since 42,195,573 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,195,573, 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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