Q: Is 42,054,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,054,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,054,642 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 42054642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 294 441 882 47,681 95,362 143,043 286,086 333,767 429,129 667,534 858,258 1,001,301 2,002,602 2,336,369 3,003,903 4,672,738 6,007,806 7,009,107 14,018,214 21,027,321 and 42,054,642, with no remainder.

Since 42,054,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,054,642, 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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