Q: Is 42,020,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,020,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,020,062 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 42020062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 647 1,294 4,529 4,639 9,058 9,278 32,473 64,946 3,001,433 6,002,866 21,010,031 and 42,020,062, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,062, 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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