Q: Is 42,010,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,010,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,010,132 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 42010132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 71 106 142 212 284 2,791 3,763 5,582 7,526 11,164 15,052 147,923 198,161 295,846 396,322 591,692 792,644 10,502,533 21,005,066 and 42,010,132, with no remainder.

Since 42,010,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,010,132, 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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