Q: Is 42,245,043 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,245,043 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,245,043 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 42245043 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 173 519 3,539 3,979 10,617 11,937 81,397 244,191 612,247 1,836,741 14,081,681 and 42,245,043, with no remainder.

Since 42,245,043 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,245,043, 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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