Q: Is 42,539,973 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,539,973 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,539,973 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 42539973 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 53 111 159 259 371 777 1,033 1,113 1,961 3,099 5,883 7,231 13,727 21,693 38,221 41,181 54,749 114,663 164,247 267,547 383,243 802,641 1,149,729 2,025,713 6,077,139 14,179,991 and 42,539,973, with no remainder.

Since 42,539,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,539,973, 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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