Q: Is 42,250,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,250,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,250,241 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 42250241 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 31 253 341 713 5,387 7,843 59,257 123,901 166,997 1,362,911 1,836,967 3,840,931 and 42,250,241, with no remainder.

Since 42,250,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,250,241, 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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