Q: Is 42,040,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,040,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,040,242 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 42040242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 778,523 1,557,046 2,335,569 4,671,138 7,006,707 14,013,414 21,020,121 and 42,040,242, with no remainder.

Since 42,040,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,040,242, 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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