Q: Is 402,030,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,030,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,030,042 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 402030042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 3,941,471 7,882,942 11,824,413 23,648,826 67,005,007 134,010,014 201,015,021 and 402,030,042, with no remainder.

Since 402,030,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,030,042, 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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