Q: Is 42,129,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,129,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,129,300 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 42129300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 317 443 634 886 951 1,268 1,329 1,585 1,772 1,902 2,215 2,658 3,170 3,804 4,430 4,755 5,316 6,340 6,645 7,925 8,860 9,510 11,075 13,290 15,850 19,020 22,150 23,775 26,580 31,700 33,225 44,300 47,550 66,450 95,100 132,900 140,431 280,862 421,293 561,724 702,155 842,586 1,404,310 1,685,172 2,106,465 2,808,620 3,510,775 4,212,930 7,021,550 8,425,860 10,532,325 14,043,100 21,064,650 and 42,129,300, with no remainder.

Since 42,129,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,129,300, 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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