Q: Is 43,237,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,237,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,237,242 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 43237242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 359 718 1,077 2,154 3,231 6,462 6,691 13,382 20,073 40,146 60,219 120,438 2,402,069 4,804,138 7,206,207 14,412,414 21,618,621 and 43,237,242, with no remainder.

Since 43,237,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,237,242, 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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