Q: Is 42,993,391 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,993,391 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,993,391 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 42993391 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 47 119 329 799 5,593 7,687 53,809 130,679 361,289 914,753 2,529,023 6,141,913 and 42,993,391, with no remainder.

Since 42,993,391 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,993,391, 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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