Q: Is 42,270,621 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,270,621 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,270,621 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 42270621 can be evenly divided by 1 3 61 101 183 303 2,287 6,161 6,861 18,483 139,507 230,987 418,521 692,961 14,090,207 and 42,270,621, with no remainder.

Since 42,270,621 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,270,621, 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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