Q: Is 42,101,129 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,101,129 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,101,129 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 42101129 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 499 709 3,493 4,963 8,483 12,053 59,381 84,371 353,791 2,476,537 6,014,447 and 42,101,129, with no remainder.

Since 42,101,129 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,101,129, 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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