Q: Is 42,115,302 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,115,302 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,115,302 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 42115302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 193 243 386 449 486 579 898 1,158 1,347 1,737 2,694 3,474 4,041 5,211 8,082 10,422 12,123 15,633 24,246 31,266 36,369 46,899 72,738 86,657 93,798 109,107 173,314 218,214 259,971 519,942 779,913 1,559,826 2,339,739 4,679,478 7,019,217 14,038,434 21,057,651 and 42,115,302, with no remainder.

Since 42,115,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,115,302, 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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