Q: Is 42,283,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,283,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,283,423 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 42283423 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 41 49 91 287 533 637 1,619 2,009 3,731 11,333 21,047 26,117 66,379 79,331 147,329 464,653 862,927 1,031,303 3,252,571 6,040,489 and 42,283,423, with no remainder.

Since 42,283,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,283,423, 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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