Q: Is 42,463,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,463,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,463,531 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 42463531 can be evenly divided by 1 11 37 101 407 1,033 1,111 3,737 11,363 38,221 41,107 104,333 420,431 1,147,663 3,860,321 and 42,463,531, with no remainder.

Since 42,463,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,463,531, 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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