Q: Is 42,024,156 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,156 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,156 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 42024156 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 37 74 111 148 222 444 94,649 189,298 283,947 378,596 567,894 1,135,788 3,502,013 7,004,026 10,506,039 14,008,052 21,012,078 and 42,024,156, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,156 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,156, 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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