Q: Is 42,542,323 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,542,323 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,542,323 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 42542323 can be evenly divided by 1 31 1,063 1,291 32,953 40,021 1,372,333 and 42,542,323, with no remainder.

Since 42,542,323 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,542,323, 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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