Q: Is 42,001,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,001,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,001,342 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 42001342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 677,441 1,354,882 21,000,671 and 42,001,342, with no remainder.

Since 42,001,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,001,342, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,001,34042,001,34142,001,34342,001,344
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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