Q: Is 42,461,973 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,461,973 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,461,973 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 42461973 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 4,717,997 14,153,991 and 42,461,973, with no remainder.

Since 42,461,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,461,973, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,461,97142,461,97242,461,97442,461,975
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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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