Q: Is 42,008,682 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,008,682 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,008,682 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 42008682 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 246 170,767 341,534 512,301 1,024,602 7,001,447 14,002,894 21,004,341 and 42,008,682, with no remainder.

Since 42,008,682 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,008,682, 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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