Q: Is 42,213,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,213,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,213,423 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 42213423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 331 993 2,317 6,073 6,951 18,219 42,511 127,533 2,010,163 6,030,489 14,071,141 and 42,213,423, with no remainder.

Since 42,213,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,213,423, 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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