Q: Is 43,424,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,424,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,424,142 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 43424142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 101 131 202 262 303 393 547 606 786 1,094 1,641 3,282 13,231 26,462 39,693 55,247 71,657 79,386 110,494 143,314 165,741 214,971 331,482 429,942 7,237,357 14,474,714 21,712,071 and 43,424,142, with no remainder.

Since 43,424,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,424,142, 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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