Q: Is 42,124,302 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,124,302 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,124,302 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 42124302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 41 66 82 99 123 198 246 369 451 738 902 1,353 2,706 4,059 5,189 8,118 10,378 15,567 31,134 46,701 57,079 93,402 114,158 171,237 212,749 342,474 425,498 513,711 638,247 1,027,422 1,276,494 1,914,741 2,340,239 3,829,482 4,680,478 7,020,717 14,041,434 21,062,151 and 42,124,302, with no remainder.

Since 42,124,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,124,302, 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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