Q: Is 42,313,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,313,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,313,131 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 42313131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 131 189 393 917 1,179 1,709 2,751 3,537 5,127 8,253 11,963 15,381 24,759 35,889 46,143 107,667 223,879 323,001 671,637 1,567,153 2,014,911 4,701,459 6,044,733 14,104,377 and 42,313,131, with no remainder.

Since 42,313,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,313,131, 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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