Q: Is 42,114,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,114,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,114,140 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 42114140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 740 56,911 113,822 227,644 284,555 569,110 1,138,220 2,105,707 4,211,414 8,422,828 10,528,535 21,057,070 and 42,114,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,114,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,114,140, 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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