Q: Is 42,342,543 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,342,543 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,342,543 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 42342543 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 409 1,227 3,681 11,503 34,509 103,527 4,704,727 14,114,181 and 42,342,543, with no remainder.

Since 42,342,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,342,543, 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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