Q: Is 42,113,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,113,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,113,142 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 42113142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 779,873 1,559,746 2,339,619 4,679,238 7,018,857 14,037,714 21,056,571 and 42,113,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,113,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,113,142, 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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