Q: Is 42,916,263 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,916,263 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,916,263 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 42916263 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 37 39 111 481 1,443 29,741 89,223 386,633 1,100,417 1,159,899 3,301,251 14,305,421 and 42,916,263, with no remainder.

Since 42,916,263 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,916,263, 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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