Q: Is 42,002,122 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,122 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,122 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 42002122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 41 82 779 1,558 26,959 53,918 512,221 1,024,442 1,105,319 2,210,638 21,001,061 and 42,002,122, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,122, 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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