Q: Is 42,051,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,051,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,051,404 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 42051404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 41 68 82 164 697 1,394 2,788 15,083 30,166 60,332 256,411 512,822 618,403 1,025,644 1,236,806 2,473,612 10,512,851 21,025,702 and 42,051,404, with no remainder.

Since 42,051,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,051,404, 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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