Q: Is 42,231,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,231,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,231,423 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 42231423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 673 1,609 2,019 4,827 8,749 20,917 26,247 62,751 1,082,857 3,248,571 14,077,141 and 42,231,423, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,423, 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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