Q: Is 43,432,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,432,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,432,242 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 43432242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,034,101 2,068,202 3,102,303 6,204,606 7,238,707 14,477,414 21,716,121 and 43,432,242, with no remainder.

Since 43,432,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,432,242, 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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