Q: Is 42,253,113 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,253,113 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,253,113 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 42253113 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 257 771 1,799 5,397 7,829 23,487 54,803 164,409 2,012,053 6,036,159 14,084,371 and 42,253,113, with no remainder.

Since 42,253,113 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,253,113, 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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