Q: Is 42,012,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,012,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,012,316 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 42012316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 37 62 74 124 148 1,147 2,294 4,588 9,157 18,314 36,628 283,867 338,809 567,734 677,618 1,135,468 1,355,236 10,503,079 21,006,158 and 42,012,316, with no remainder.

Since 42,012,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,012,316, 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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