Q: Is 42,103,254 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,103,254 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,103,254 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 42103254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 289 578 867 1,734 24,281 48,562 72,843 145,686 412,777 825,554 1,238,331 2,476,662 7,017,209 14,034,418 21,051,627 and 42,103,254, with no remainder.

Since 42,103,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,103,254, 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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