Q: Is 42,005,282 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,005,282 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,005,282 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 42005282 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 319 638 65,839 131,678 724,229 1,448,458 1,909,331 3,818,662 21,002,641 and 42,005,282, with no remainder.

Since 42,005,282 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,005,282, 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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