Q: Is 42,300,037 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,300,037 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,300,037 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 42300037 can be evenly divided by 1 13 83 197 199 1,079 2,561 2,587 16,351 16,517 39,203 212,563 214,721 509,639 3,253,849 and 42,300,037, with no remainder.

Since 42,300,037 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,300,037, 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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