Q: Is 42,126,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,126,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,126,252 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 42126252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 501,503 1,003,006 1,504,509 2,006,012 3,009,018 3,510,521 6,018,036 7,021,042 10,531,563 14,042,084 21,063,126 and 42,126,252, with no remainder.

Since 42,126,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,126,252, 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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