Q: Is 42,002,150 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,150 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,150 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 42002150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 29 50 58 83 145 166 290 349 415 698 725 830 1,450 1,745 2,075 2,407 3,490 4,150 4,814 8,725 10,121 12,035 17,450 20,242 24,070 28,967 50,605 57,934 60,175 101,210 120,350 144,835 253,025 289,670 506,050 724,175 840,043 1,448,350 1,680,086 4,200,215 8,400,430 21,001,075 and 42,002,150, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,150, 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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