Q: Is 42,545,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,545,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,545,217 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 42545217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 429 99,173 297,519 1,090,903 1,289,249 3,272,709 3,867,747 14,181,739 and 42,545,217, with no remainder.

Since 42,545,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,545,217, 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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