Q: Is 42,102,282 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,102,282 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,102,282 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 42102282 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 59 69 118 138 177 354 1,357 2,714 4,071 5,171 8,142 10,342 15,513 31,026 118,933 237,866 305,089 356,799 610,178 713,598 915,267 1,830,534 7,017,047 14,034,094 21,051,141 and 42,102,282, with no remainder.

Since 42,102,282 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,102,282, 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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