Q: Is 204,000,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,000,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,000,042 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 204000042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 163 326 489 978 208,589 417,178 625,767 1,251,534 34,000,007 68,000,014 102,000,021 and 204,000,042, with no remainder.

Since 204,000,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,000,042, 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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