Q: Is 42,101,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,101,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,101,016 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 42101016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,754,209 3,508,418 5,262,627 7,016,836 10,525,254 14,033,672 21,050,508 and 42,101,016, with no remainder.

Since 42,101,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,101,016, 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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