Q: Is 42,115,254 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,115,254 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,115,254 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 42115254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 61 69 122 138 183 366 1,403 2,806 4,209 5,003 8,418 10,006 15,009 30,018 115,069 230,138 305,183 345,207 610,366 690,414 915,549 1,831,098 7,019,209 14,038,418 21,057,627 and 42,115,254, with no remainder.

Since 42,115,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,115,254, 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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