Q: Is 42,340,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,340,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,340,331 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 42340331 can be evenly divided by 1 11 41 269 349 451 2,959 3,839 11,029 14,309 93,881 121,319 157,399 1,032,691 3,849,121 and 42,340,331, with no remainder.

Since 42,340,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,340,331, 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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