Q: Is 42,523,047 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,523,047 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,523,047 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 42523047 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 677 997 2,031 2,991 4,739 6,093 6,979 8,973 14,217 20,937 42,651 62,811 674,969 2,024,907 4,724,783 6,074,721 14,174,349 and 42,523,047, with no remainder.

Since 42,523,047 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,523,047, 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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