Q: Is 132,440,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,440,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,440,042 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 132440042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 49 58 98 203 406 1,421 2,842 46,601 93,202 326,207 652,414 1,351,429 2,283,449 2,702,858 4,566,898 9,460,003 18,920,006 66,220,021 and 132,440,042, with no remainder.

Since 132,440,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,440,042, 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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