Q: Is 42,112,028 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,112,028 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,112,028 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 42112028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 163 326 652 1,141 2,282 4,564 9,227 18,454 36,908 64,589 129,178 258,356 1,504,001 3,008,002 6,016,004 10,528,007 21,056,014 and 42,112,028, with no remainder.

Since 42,112,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,112,028, 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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