Q: Is 42,100,356 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,100,356 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,100,356 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 42100356 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 113,173 226,346 339,519 452,692 679,038 1,358,076 3,508,363 7,016,726 10,525,089 14,033,452 21,050,178 and 42,100,356, with no remainder.

Since 42,100,356 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,100,356, 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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