Q: Is 42,242,013 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,242,013 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,242,013 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 42242013 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 41 99 123 297 369 451 1,107 1,353 3,469 4,059 10,407 12,177 31,221 38,159 93,663 114,477 142,229 343,431 426,687 1,030,293 1,280,061 1,564,519 3,840,183 4,693,557 14,080,671 and 42,242,013, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,013 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,013, 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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