Q: Is 42,032,214 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,032,214 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,032,214 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 42032214 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 333,589 667,178 1,000,767 2,001,534 2,335,123 3,002,301 4,670,246 6,004,602 7,005,369 14,010,738 21,016,107 and 42,032,214, with no remainder.

Since 42,032,214 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,032,214, 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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