Q: Is 42,605,601 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,605,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,605,601 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 42605601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 97 123 291 3,571 3,977 10,713 11,931 146,411 346,387 439,233 1,039,161 14,201,867 and 42,605,601, with no remainder.

Since 42,605,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,605,601, 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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