Q: Is 42,042,102 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,042,102 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,042,102 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 42042102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 113 118 177 226 339 354 678 1,051 2,102 3,153 6,306 6,667 13,334 20,001 40,002 62,009 118,763 124,018 186,027 237,526 356,289 372,054 712,578 7,007,017 14,014,034 21,021,051 and 42,042,102, with no remainder.

Since 42,042,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,042,102, 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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