Q: Is 42,016,418 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,016,418 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,016,418 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 42016418 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 29 34 43 58 86 493 731 986 991 1,247 1,462 1,982 2,494 16,847 21,199 28,739 33,694 42,398 42,613 57,478 85,226 488,563 724,421 977,126 1,235,777 1,448,842 2,471,554 21,008,209 and 42,016,418, with no remainder.

Since 42,016,418 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,016,418, 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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