Q: Is 42,042,141 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,042,141 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,042,141 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 42042141 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 79 87 237 261 711 2,039 2,291 6,117 6,873 18,351 20,619 59,131 161,081 177,393 483,243 532,179 1,449,729 4,671,349 14,014,047 and 42,042,141, with no remainder.

Since 42,042,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,042,141, 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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