Q: Is 42,639,273 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,639,273 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,639,273 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 42639273 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 239 387 461 717 1,383 2,151 4,149 10,277 19,823 30,831 59,469 92,493 110,179 178,407 330,537 991,611 4,737,697 14,213,091 and 42,639,273, with no remainder.

Since 42,639,273 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,639,273, 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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