Q: Is 42,703,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,703,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,703,212 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 42703212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 269 538 807 1,076 1,614 3,228 13,229 26,458 39,687 52,916 79,374 158,748 3,558,601 7,117,202 10,675,803 14,234,404 21,351,606 and 42,703,212, with no remainder.

Since 42,703,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,703,212, 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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