Q: Is 42,085,518 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,085,518 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,085,518 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 42085518 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,029 3,457 4,058 6,087 6,914 10,371 12,174 20,742 7,014,253 14,028,506 21,042,759 and 42,085,518, with no remainder.

Since 42,085,518 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,085,518, 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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