Q: Is 42,432,299 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,432,299 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,432,299 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 42432299 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 239 1,673 1,951 3,107 13,657 21,749 25,363 177,541 466,289 3,264,023 6,061,757 and 42,432,299, with no remainder.

Since 42,432,299 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,432,299, 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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