Q: Is 42,404,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,404,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,404,001 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 42404001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 31 51 93 527 1,581 26,821 80,463 455,957 831,451 1,367,871 2,494,353 14,134,667 and 42,404,001, with no remainder.

Since 42,404,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,404,001, 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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