Q: Is 42,068,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,068,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,068,421 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 42068421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 274,957 824,871 2,474,613 4,674,269 14,022,807 and 42,068,421, with no remainder.

Since 42,068,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,068,421, 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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