Q: Is 42,038,061 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,038,061 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,038,061 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 42038061 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 617 1,747 1,851 5,241 8,021 22,711 24,063 68,133 1,077,899 3,233,697 14,012,687 and 42,038,061, with no remainder.

Since 42,038,061 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,038,061, 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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