Q: Is 42,300,141 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,300,141 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,300,141 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 42300141 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 47 141 491 611 1,473 1,833 2,209 6,383 6,627 19,149 23,077 28,717 69,231 86,151 300,001 900,003 1,084,619 3,253,857 14,100,047 and 42,300,141, with no remainder.

Since 42,300,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,300,141, 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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