Q: Is 42,021,204 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,021,204 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,021,204 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 42021204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 337 674 1,011 1,348 2,022 4,044 10,391 20,782 31,173 41,564 62,346 124,692 3,501,767 7,003,534 10,505,301 14,007,068 21,010,602 and 42,021,204, with no remainder.

Since 42,021,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,021,204, 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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