Q: Is 42,241,371 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,241,371 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,241,371 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 42241371 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 53 87 159 1,537 4,611 9,161 27,483 265,669 485,533 797,007 1,456,599 14,080,457 and 42,241,371, with no remainder.

Since 42,241,371 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,241,371, 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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