Q: Is 42,480,621 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,480,621 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,480,621 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 42480621 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 47 87 141 261 423 1,363 3,463 4,089 10,389 12,267 31,167 100,427 162,761 301,281 488,283 903,843 1,464,849 4,720,069 14,160,207 and 42,480,621, with no remainder.

Since 42,480,621 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,480,621, 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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