Q: Is 42,534,141 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,534,141 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,534,141 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 42534141 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 39 57 61 183 247 741 793 941 1,159 2,379 2,823 3,477 12,233 15,067 17,879 36,699 45,201 53,637 57,401 172,203 232,427 697,281 746,213 1,090,619 2,238,639 3,271,857 14,178,047 and 42,534,141, with no remainder.

Since 42,534,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,534,141, 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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