Q: Is 42,085,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,085,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,085,421 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 42085421 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 251 1,409 1,757 4,267 9,863 23,953 29,869 167,671 353,659 2,475,613 6,012,203 and 42,085,421, with no remainder.

Since 42,085,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,085,421, 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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