Q: Is 42,010,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,010,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,010,234 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 42010234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 313 626 2,191 4,382 9,587 19,174 67,109 134,218 3,000,731 6,001,462 21,005,117 and 42,010,234, with no remainder.

Since 42,010,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,010,234, 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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