Q: Is 42,000,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,123 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 42000123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 1,019 1,249 3,057 3,747 11,209 13,739 33,627 41,217 1,272,731 3,818,193 14,000,041 and 42,000,123, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,123, 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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