Q: Is 42,129,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,129,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,129,298 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 42129298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 293 586 4,229 4,981 8,458 9,962 71,893 143,786 1,239,097 2,478,194 21,064,649 and 42,129,298, with no remainder.

Since 42,129,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,129,298, 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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