Q: Is 42,641,339 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,641,339 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,641,339 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 42641339 can be evenly divided by 1 13 19 29 247 377 551 5,953 7,163 77,389 113,107 172,637 1,470,391 2,244,281 3,280,103 and 42,641,339, with no remainder.

Since 42,641,339 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,641,339, 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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