Q: Is 42,333,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,333,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,333,501 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 42333501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 23 49 57 69 133 147 161 399 437 483 659 931 1,127 1,311 1,977 2,793 3,059 3,381 4,613 9,177 12,521 13,839 15,157 21,413 32,291 37,563 45,471 64,239 87,647 96,873 106,099 262,941 287,983 318,297 613,529 742,693 863,949 1,840,587 2,015,881 2,228,079 6,047,643 14,111,167 and 42,333,501, with no remainder.

Since 42,333,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,333,501, 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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