Q: Is 42,041,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,041,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,041,148 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 42041148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 23 38 46 57 69 76 92 114 138 228 276 437 874 1,311 1,748 2,622 5,244 8,017 16,034 24,051 32,068 48,102 96,204 152,323 184,391 304,646 368,782 456,969 553,173 609,292 737,564 913,938 1,106,346 1,827,876 2,212,692 3,503,429 7,006,858 10,510,287 14,013,716 21,020,574 and 42,041,148, with no remainder.

Since 42,041,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,041,148, 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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