Q: Is 42,015,162 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,015,162 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,015,162 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 42015162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 97 194 291 582 679 1,358 2,037 4,074 10,313 20,626 30,939 61,878 72,191 144,382 216,573 433,146 1,000,361 2,000,722 3,001,083 6,002,166 7,002,527 14,005,054 21,007,581 and 42,015,162, with no remainder.

Since 42,015,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,015,162, 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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