Q: Is 42,461,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,461,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,461,971 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 42461971 can be evenly divided by 1 17 31 197 409 527 3,349 6,107 6,953 12,679 80,573 103,819 215,543 1,369,741 2,497,763 and 42,461,971, with no remainder.

Since 42,461,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,461,971, 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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