Q: Is 10,008,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,008,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,008,042 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 10008042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 151,637 303,274 454,911 909,822 1,668,007 3,336,014 5,004,021 and 10,008,042, with no remainder.

Since 10,008,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,008,042, 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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