Q: Is 42,403,419 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,403,419 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,403,419 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 42403419 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 353 1,059 1,483 3,177 4,449 9,531 13,347 28,593 40,041 120,123 523,499 1,570,497 4,711,491 14,134,473 and 42,403,419, with no remainder.

Since 42,403,419 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,403,419, 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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