Q: Is 42,000,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,104 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 42000104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 103 206 412 824 50,971 101,942 203,884 407,768 5,250,013 10,500,026 21,000,052 and 42,000,104, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,104, 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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