Q: Is 42,000,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,138 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 42000138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 919 1,838 2,539 2,757 5,078 5,514 7,617 8,271 15,234 16,542 22,851 45,702 2,333,341 4,666,682 7,000,023 14,000,046 21,000,069 and 42,000,138, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,138, 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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