Q: Is 42,698,883 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,698,883 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,698,883 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 42698883 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 289 867 2,897 4,913 8,691 14,739 49,249 147,747 837,233 2,511,699 14,232,961 and 42,698,883, with no remainder.

Since 42,698,883 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,698,883, 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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