Q: Is 42,055,119 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,055,119 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,055,119 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 42055119 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 157 471 1,413 3,307 4,239 9,921 12,717 29,763 89,289 267,867 519,199 1,557,597 4,672,791 14,018,373 and 42,055,119, with no remainder.

Since 42,055,119 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,055,119, 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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