Q: Is 43,142,917 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,142,917 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,142,917 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 43142917 can be evenly divided by 1 23 31 713 60,509 1,391,707 1,875,779 and 43,142,917, with no remainder.

Since 43,142,917 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,142,917, 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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