Q: Is 42,473,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,473,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,473,871 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 42473871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 33 51 99 153 187 561 1,683 25,237 75,711 227,133 277,607 429,029 832,821 1,287,087 2,498,463 3,861,261 4,719,319 14,157,957 and 42,473,871, with no remainder.

Since 42,473,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,473,871, 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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