Q: Is 42,363,717 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,363,717 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,363,717 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 42363717 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 199 597 2,189 6,451 6,567 19,353 70,961 212,883 1,283,749 3,851,247 14,121,239 and 42,363,717, with no remainder.

Since 42,363,717 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,363,717, 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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