Q: Is 42,474,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,474,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,474,041 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 42474041 can be evenly divided by 1 17 47 53 59 289 799 901 1,003 2,491 2,773 3,127 13,583 15,317 17,051 42,347 47,141 53,159 146,969 719,899 801,397 903,703 2,498,473 and 42,474,041, with no remainder.

Since 42,474,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,474,041, 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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