Q: Is 42,101,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,101,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,101,338 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 42101338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 59 74 118 2,183 4,366 9,643 19,286 356,791 568,937 713,582 1,137,874 21,050,669 and 42,101,338, with no remainder.

Since 42,101,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,101,338, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,101,338:


Ask a Question