Q: Is 42,428,733 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,428,733 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,428,733 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 42428733 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 61 141 183 2,867 4,933 8,601 14,799 231,851 300,913 695,553 902,739 14,142,911 and 42,428,733, with no remainder.

Since 42,428,733 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,428,733, 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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