Q: Is 42,412,539 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,412,539 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,412,539 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 42412539 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 127 381 1,651 4,953 8,563 25,689 111,319 333,957 1,087,501 3,262,503 14,137,513 and 42,412,539, with no remainder.

Since 42,412,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,412,539, 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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