Q: Is 42,334,071 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,334,071 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,334,071 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 42334071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 39 57 247 741 57,131 171,393 742,703 1,085,489 2,228,109 3,256,467 14,111,357 and 42,334,071, with no remainder.

Since 42,334,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,334,071, 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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