Q: Is 42,403,473 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,403,473 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,403,473 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 42403473 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 49 63 147 189 441 1,323 32,051 96,153 224,357 288,459 673,071 865,377 1,570,499 2,019,213 4,711,497 6,057,639 14,134,491 and 42,403,473, with no remainder.

Since 42,403,473 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,403,473, 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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