Q: Is 42,037,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,037,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,037,212 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 42037212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 500,443 1,000,886 1,501,329 2,001,772 3,002,658 3,503,101 6,005,316 7,006,202 10,509,303 14,012,404 21,018,606 and 42,037,212, with no remainder.

Since 42,037,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,037,212, 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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