Q: Is 42,501,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,501,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,501,423 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 42501423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 97 291 1,843 5,529 7,687 23,061 146,053 438,159 745,639 2,236,917 14,167,141 and 42,501,423, with no remainder.

Since 42,501,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,501,423, 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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