Q: Is 42,300,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,300,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,300,203 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 42300203 can be evenly divided by 1 11 83 107 433 913 1,177 4,763 8,881 35,939 46,331 97,691 395,329 509,641 3,845,473 and 42,300,203, with no remainder.

Since 42,300,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,300,203, 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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