Q: Is 42,586,271 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,586,271 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,586,271 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 42586271 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 23 91 161 299 2,093 20,347 142,429 264,511 467,981 1,851,577 3,275,867 6,083,753 and 42,586,271, with no remainder.

Since 42,586,271 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,586,271, 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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