Q: Is 42,701,199 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,701,199 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,701,199 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 42701199 can be evenly divided by 1 3 53 159 271 813 991 2,973 14,363 43,089 52,523 157,569 268,561 805,683 14,233,733 and 42,701,199, with no remainder.

Since 42,701,199 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,701,199, 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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