Q: Is 42,737,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,737,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,737,331 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 42737331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 37 39 91 111 259 273 481 777 1,443 3,367 4,231 10,101 12,693 29,617 55,003 88,851 156,547 165,009 385,021 469,641 1,095,829 1,155,063 2,035,111 3,287,487 6,105,333 14,245,777 and 42,737,331, with no remainder.

Since 42,737,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,737,331, 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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