Q: Is 42,331,113 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,331,113 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,331,113 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 42331113 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 142,529 427,587 1,282,761 1,567,819 3,848,283 4,703,457 14,110,371 and 42,331,113, with no remainder.

Since 42,331,113 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,331,113, 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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