Q: Is 42,021,198 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,021,198 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,021,198 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 42021198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 122,869 245,738 368,607 737,214 1,105,821 2,211,642 2,334,511 4,669,022 7,003,533 14,007,066 21,010,599 and 42,021,198, with no remainder.

Since 42,021,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,021,198, 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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