Q: Is 42,043,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,043,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,043,442 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 42043442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 383 766 2,681 5,362 7,841 15,682 54,887 109,774 3,003,103 6,006,206 21,021,721 and 42,043,442, with no remainder.

Since 42,043,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,043,442, 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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