Q: Is 42,041,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,041,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,041,142 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 42041142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 33 39 66 78 99 117 143 198 234 286 429 858 1,287 2,574 16,333 32,666 48,999 97,998 146,997 179,663 212,329 293,994 359,326 424,658 538,989 636,987 1,077,978 1,273,974 1,616,967 1,910,961 2,335,619 3,233,934 3,821,922 4,671,238 7,006,857 14,013,714 21,020,571 and 42,041,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,041,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,041,142, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,041,142:


Ask a Question