Q: Is 42,635,403 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,635,403 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,635,403 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 42635403 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 43 81 129 387 1,161 3,483 12,241 36,723 110,169 330,507 526,363 991,521 1,579,089 4,737,267 14,211,801 and 42,635,403, with no remainder.

Since 42,635,403 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,635,403, 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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