Q: Is 42,011,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,011,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,011,262 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 42011262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 75,289 150,578 225,867 451,734 677,601 1,355,202 2,333,959 4,667,918 7,001,877 14,003,754 21,005,631 and 42,011,262, with no remainder.

Since 42,011,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,011,262, 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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