Q: Is 42,867,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,867,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,867,123 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 42867123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 157 471 2,041 6,123 7,001 21,003 91,013 273,039 1,099,157 3,297,471 14,289,041 and 42,867,123, with no remainder.

Since 42,867,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,867,123, 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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