Q: Is 42,331,233 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,331,233 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,331,233 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 42331233 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 107 321 749 2,247 18,839 56,517 131,873 395,619 2,015,773 6,047,319 14,110,411 and 42,331,233, with no remainder.

Since 42,331,233 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,331,233, 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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