Q: Is 42,851,271 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,851,271 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,851,271 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 42851271 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 137 411 2,329 6,133 6,987 18,399 104,261 312,783 840,221 2,520,663 14,283,757 and 42,851,271, with no remainder.

Since 42,851,271 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,851,271, 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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