Q: Is 42,310,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,310,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,310,017 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 42310017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 181 543 1,367 1,629 3,439 4,101 10,317 12,303 25,973 30,951 77,919 233,757 247,427 742,281 2,226,843 4,701,113 14,103,339 and 42,310,017, with no remainder.

Since 42,310,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,310,017, 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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