Q: Is 42,342,333 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,342,333 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,342,333 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 42342333 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 23 33 69 253 759 55,787 167,361 613,657 1,283,101 1,840,971 3,849,303 14,114,111 and 42,342,333, with no remainder.

Since 42,342,333 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,342,333, 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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