Q: Is 12,420,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,420,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,420,042 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 12420042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,321 1,567 2,642 3,134 3,963 4,701 7,926 9,402 2,070,007 4,140,014 6,210,021 and 12,420,042, with no remainder.

Since 12,420,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,420,042, it is not a prime number.


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