Q: Is 42,503,103 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,503,103 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,503,103 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 42503103 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 207 621 68,443 205,329 615,987 1,574,189 1,847,961 4,722,567 14,167,701 and 42,503,103, with no remainder.

Since 42,503,103 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,503,103, 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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