Q: Is 42,012,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,012,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,012,442 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 42012442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 83 166 337 674 751 1,502 27,971 55,942 62,333 124,666 253,087 506,174 21,006,221 and 42,012,442, with no remainder.

Since 42,012,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,012,442, 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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