Q: Is 42,201,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,201,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,201,509 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 42201509 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 217 439 443 3,073 3,101 13,609 13,733 95,263 96,131 194,477 1,361,339 6,028,787 and 42,201,509, with no remainder.

Since 42,201,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,201,509, 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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