Q: Is 42,123,112 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,123,112 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,123,112 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 42123112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 163 326 652 1,304 32,303 64,606 129,212 258,424 5,265,389 10,530,778 21,061,556 and 42,123,112, with no remainder.

Since 42,123,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,123,112, 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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