Q: Is 42,215,103 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,215,103 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,215,103 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 42215103 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 89 267 623 801 1,869 5,607 7,529 22,587 52,703 67,761 158,109 474,327 670,081 2,010,243 4,690,567 6,030,729 14,071,701 and 42,215,103, with no remainder.

Since 42,215,103 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,215,103, 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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