Q: Is 42,393,939 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,393,939 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,393,939 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 42393939 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 601 1,803 3,359 4,207 10,077 12,621 23,513 70,539 2,018,759 6,056,277 14,131,313 and 42,393,939, with no remainder.

Since 42,393,939 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,393,939, 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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