Q: Is 42,056,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,056,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,056,502 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 42056502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 131 262 393 786 53,507 107,014 160,521 321,042 7,009,417 14,018,834 21,028,251 and 42,056,502, with no remainder.

Since 42,056,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,056,502, 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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