Q: Is 42,623,451 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,623,451 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,623,451 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 42623451 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 364,303 1,092,909 3,278,727 4,735,939 14,207,817 and 42,623,451, with no remainder.

Since 42,623,451 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,623,451, 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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