Q: Is 42,599,109 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,599,109 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,599,109 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 42599109 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 269 807 1,883 5,649 7,541 22,623 52,787 158,361 2,028,529 6,085,587 14,199,703 and 42,599,109, with no remainder.

Since 42,599,109 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,599,109, 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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