Q: Is 42,112,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,112,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,112,212 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 42112212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 223 446 669 892 1,338 2,676 15,737 31,474 47,211 62,948 94,422 188,844 3,509,351 7,018,702 10,528,053 14,037,404 21,056,106 and 42,112,212, with no remainder.

Since 42,112,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,112,212, 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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