Q: Is 42,387,059 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,387,059 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,387,059 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 42387059 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 143 151 169 1,661 1,859 1,963 21,593 22,801 25,519 250,811 280,709 296,413 3,260,543 3,853,369 and 42,387,059, with no remainder.

Since 42,387,059 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,387,059, 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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