Q: Is 42,114,127 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,114,127 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,114,127 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 42114127 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 23 209 253 437 4,807 8,761 96,371 166,459 201,503 1,831,049 2,216,533 3,828,557 and 42,114,127, with no remainder.

Since 42,114,127 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,114,127, 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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