Q: Is 42,509,619 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,509,619 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,509,619 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 42509619 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 61 183 549 77,431 232,293 696,879 4,723,291 14,169,873 and 42,509,619, with no remainder.

Since 42,509,619 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,509,619, 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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