Q: Is 42,601,363 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,601,363 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,601,363 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 42601363 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 59 61 89 133 413 427 623 1,121 1,159 1,691 3,599 5,251 5,429 7,847 8,113 11,837 25,193 36,757 38,003 68,381 99,769 103,151 320,311 478,667 698,383 722,057 2,242,177 6,085,909 and 42,601,363, with no remainder.

Since 42,601,363 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,601,363, 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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