Q: Is 42,248,253 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,248,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,248,253 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 42248253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 97 141 291 3,089 4,559 9,267 13,677 145,183 299,633 435,549 898,899 14,082,751 and 42,248,253, with no remainder.

Since 42,248,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,248,253, 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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