Q: Is 42,341,873 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,341,873 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,341,873 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 42341873 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 161 181 1,267 1,453 4,163 10,171 29,141 33,419 233,933 262,993 1,840,951 6,048,839 and 42,341,873, with no remainder.

Since 42,341,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,341,873, 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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