Q: Is 42,304,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,304,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,304,311 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 42304311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 151 453 1,057 1,359 3,171 4,447 9,513 13,341 31,129 40,023 93,387 280,161 671,497 2,014,491 4,700,479 6,043,473 14,101,437 and 42,304,311, with no remainder.

Since 42,304,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,304,311, 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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