Q: Is 42,013,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,013,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,013,402 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 42013402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 197 394 3,677 5,713 7,354 11,426 106,633 213,266 724,369 1,448,738 21,006,701 and 42,013,402, with no remainder.

Since 42,013,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,013,402, 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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