Q: Is 42,243,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,331 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 42243331 can be evenly divided by 1 13 277 3,601 11,731 152,503 3,249,487 and 42,243,331, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,331, 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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