Q: Is 42,010,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,010,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,010,012 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 42010012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 151 302 604 1,661 3,322 6,323 6,644 12,646 25,292 69,553 139,106 278,212 954,773 1,909,546 3,819,092 10,502,503 21,005,006 and 42,010,012, with no remainder.

Since 42,010,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,010,012, 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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