Q: Is 42,305,163 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,305,163 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,305,163 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 42305163 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 43 51 101 129 191 303 573 731 1,717 2,193 3,247 4,343 5,151 8,213 9,741 13,029 19,291 24,639 57,873 73,831 139,621 221,493 327,947 418,863 829,513 983,841 2,488,539 14,101,721 and 42,305,163, with no remainder.

Since 42,305,163 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,305,163, 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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