Q: Is 42,901,573 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,901,573 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,901,573 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 42901573 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 43 143 473 559 6,149 6,977 76,747 90,701 300,011 997,711 3,300,121 3,900,143 and 42,901,573, with no remainder.

Since 42,901,573 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,901,573, 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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