Q: Is 42,000,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,126 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 42000126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,000,003 2,000,006 3,000,009 6,000,018 7,000,021 14,000,042 21,000,063 and 42,000,126, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,126, 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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