Q: Is 42,883,317 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,883,317 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,883,317 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 42883317 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 47 141 423 719 1,269 2,157 2,209 6,471 6,627 19,413 19,881 33,793 59,643 101,379 304,137 912,411 1,588,271 4,764,813 14,294,439 and 42,883,317, with no remainder.

Since 42,883,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,883,317, 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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