Q: Is 43,241,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,241,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,241,242 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 43241242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 97 194 253 506 881 1,067 1,762 2,134 2,231 4,462 9,691 19,382 20,263 24,541 40,526 49,082 85,457 170,914 222,893 445,786 940,027 1,880,054 1,965,511 3,931,022 21,620,621 and 43,241,242, with no remainder.

Since 43,241,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,241,242, 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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