Q: Is 42,100,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,100,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,100,038 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 42100038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 367 734 1,101 2,202 3,303 6,373 6,606 12,746 19,119 38,238 57,357 114,714 2,338,891 4,677,782 7,016,673 14,033,346 21,050,019 and 42,100,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,100,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,100,038, 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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