Q: Is 42,273,033 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,273,033 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,273,033 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 42273033 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 51 187 561 75,353 226,059 828,883 1,281,001 2,486,649 3,843,003 14,091,011 and 42,273,033, with no remainder.

Since 42,273,033 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,273,033, 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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