Q: Is 42,024,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,238 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 42024238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 34 38 323 646 65,053 130,106 1,105,901 1,236,007 2,211,802 2,472,014 21,012,119 and 42,024,238, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,238, 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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