Q: Is 42,010,213 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,010,213 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,010,213 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 42010213 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 23 119 161 391 2,737 15,349 107,443 260,933 353,027 1,826,531 2,471,189 6,001,459 and 42,010,213, with no remainder.

Since 42,010,213 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,010,213, 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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