Q: Is 42,302,351 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,302,351 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,302,351 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 42302351 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 59 91 413 767 5,369 7,879 55,153 102,427 464,861 716,989 3,254,027 6,043,193 and 42,302,351, with no remainder.

Since 42,302,351 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,302,351, 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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