Q: Is 42,002,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,232 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 42002232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 552 76,091 152,182 228,273 304,364 456,546 608,728 913,092 1,750,093 1,826,184 3,500,186 5,250,279 7,000,372 10,500,558 14,000,744 21,001,116 and 42,002,232, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,232, 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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