Q: Is 43,042,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,042,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,042,998 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 43042998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 661 1,322 1,983 3,966 10,853 21,706 32,559 65,118 7,173,833 14,347,666 21,521,499 and 43,042,998, with no remainder.

Since 43,042,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,042,998, 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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