Q: Is 42,243,327 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,327 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,327 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 42243327 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 57 63 133 171 399 1,197 35,291 105,873 247,037 317,619 670,529 741,111 2,011,587 2,223,333 4,693,703 6,034,761 14,081,109 and 42,243,327, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,327 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,327, 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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