Q: Is 42,246,281 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,246,281 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,246,281 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 42246281 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 49 77 343 539 3,773 11,197 78,379 123,167 548,653 862,169 3,840,571 6,035,183 and 42,246,281, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,281 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,281, 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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