Q: Is 42,023,166 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,023,166 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,023,166 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 42023166 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 225,931 451,862 677,793 1,355,586 7,003,861 14,007,722 21,011,583 and 42,023,166, with no remainder.

Since 42,023,166 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,023,166, 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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