Q: Is 42,323,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,323,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,323,427 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 42323427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 204,461 613,383 1,840,149 4,702,603 14,107,809 and 42,323,427, with no remainder.

Since 42,323,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,323,427, 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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