Q: Is 42,001,102 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,001,102 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,001,102 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 42001102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 286 146,857 293,714 1,615,427 1,909,141 3,230,854 3,818,282 21,000,551 and 42,001,102, with no remainder.

Since 42,001,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,001,102, 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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