Q: Is 42,201,343 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,201,343 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,201,343 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 42201343 can be evenly divided by 1 23 59 137 227 1,357 3,151 5,221 8,083 13,393 31,099 185,909 308,039 715,277 1,834,841 and 42,201,343, with no remainder.

Since 42,201,343 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,201,343, 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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