Q: Is 42,668,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,668,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,668,241 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 42668241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 184,711 554,133 1,292,977 2,031,821 3,878,931 6,095,463 14,222,747 and 42,668,241, with no remainder.

Since 42,668,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,668,241, 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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