Q: Is 42,320,313 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,320,313 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,320,313 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 42320313 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 81 101 189 303 567 707 739 909 2,121 2,217 2,727 5,173 6,363 6,651 8,181 15,519 19,089 19,953 46,557 57,267 59,859 74,639 139,671 223,917 419,013 522,473 671,751 1,567,419 2,015,253 4,702,257 6,045,759 14,106,771 and 42,320,313, with no remainder.

Since 42,320,313 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,320,313, 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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