Q: Is 42,010,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,010,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,010,212 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 42010212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 61 87 116 122 174 183 244 348 366 732 1,769 1,979 3,538 3,958 5,307 5,937 7,076 7,916 10,614 11,874 21,228 23,748 57,391 114,782 120,719 172,173 229,564 241,438 344,346 362,157 482,876 688,692 724,314 1,448,628 3,500,851 7,001,702 10,502,553 14,003,404 21,005,106 and 42,010,212, with no remainder.

Since 42,010,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,010,212, 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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