Q: Is 42,358,303 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,358,303 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,358,303 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 42358303 can be evenly divided by 1 13 37 83 481 1,061 1,079 3,071 13,793 39,257 39,923 88,063 510,341 1,144,819 3,258,331 and 42,358,303, with no remainder.

Since 42,358,303 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,358,303, 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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