Q: Is 42,002,130 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,130 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,130 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 42002130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 523 1,046 1,569 2,615 2,677 3,138 5,230 5,354 7,845 8,031 13,385 15,690 16,062 26,770 40,155 80,310 1,400,071 2,800,142 4,200,213 7,000,355 8,400,426 14,000,710 21,001,065 and 42,002,130, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,130, 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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