Q: Is 42,555,573 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,555,573 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,555,573 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 42555573 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 19 51 57 153 171 323 969 2,907 14,639 43,917 131,751 248,863 278,141 746,589 834,423 2,239,767 2,503,269 4,728,397 14,185,191 and 42,555,573, with no remainder.

Since 42,555,573 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,555,573, 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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