Q: Is 42,453,621 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,453,621 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,453,621 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 42453621 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 61 63 183 427 549 1,281 3,843 11,047 33,141 77,329 99,423 231,987 673,867 695,961 2,021,601 4,717,069 6,064,803 14,151,207 and 42,453,621, with no remainder.

Since 42,453,621 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,453,621, 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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