Q: Is 42,016,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,016,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,016,010 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 42016010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 89 170 178 445 890 1,513 2,777 3,026 5,554 7,565 13,885 15,130 27,770 47,209 94,418 236,045 247,153 472,090 494,306 1,235,765 2,471,530 4,201,601 8,403,202 21,008,005 and 42,016,010, with no remainder.

Since 42,016,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,016,010, 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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