Q: Is 42,126,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,126,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,126,548 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 42126548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 73 89 146 178 292 356 1,621 3,242 6,484 6,497 12,994 25,988 118,333 144,269 236,666 288,538 473,332 577,076 10,531,637 21,063,274 and 42,126,548, with no remainder.

Since 42,126,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,126,548, 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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