Q: Is 42,021,108 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,021,108 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,021,108 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 42021108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 743 1,486 1,571 2,229 2,972 3,142 4,458 4,713 6,284 6,687 8,916 9,426 13,374 14,139 18,852 26,748 28,278 56,556 1,167,253 2,334,506 3,501,759 4,669,012 7,003,518 10,505,277 14,007,036 21,010,554 and 42,021,108, with no remainder.

Since 42,021,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,021,108, 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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