Q: Is 42,412,433 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,412,433 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,412,433 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 42412433 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 31 119 217 527 3,689 11,497 80,479 195,449 356,407 1,368,143 2,494,849 6,058,919 and 42,412,433, with no remainder.

Since 42,412,433 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,412,433, 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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