Q: Is 42,020,214 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,020,214 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,020,214 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 42020214 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 98,639 197,278 295,917 591,834 7,003,369 14,006,738 21,010,107 and 42,020,214, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,214 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,214, 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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