Q: Is 42,660,293 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,660,293 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,660,293 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 42660293 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 137 221 1,409 1,781 2,329 18,317 23,953 30,277 193,033 311,389 2,509,429 3,281,561 and 42,660,293, with no remainder.

Since 42,660,293 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,660,293, 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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