Q: Is 42,121,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,121,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,121,144 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 42121144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 405,011 810,022 1,620,044 3,240,088 5,265,143 10,530,286 21,060,572 and 42,121,144, with no remainder.

Since 42,121,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,121,144, 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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