Q: Is 42,015,051 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,015,051 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,015,051 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 42015051 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 119,701 359,103 1,077,309 1,556,113 3,231,927 4,668,339 14,005,017 and 42,015,051, with no remainder.

Since 42,015,051 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,015,051, 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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