Q: Is 42,130,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,130,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,130,132 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 42130132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 367 734 1,468 2,609 4,037 5,218 8,074 10,436 16,148 28,699 57,398 114,796 957,503 1,915,006 3,830,012 10,532,533 21,065,066 and 42,130,132, with no remainder.

Since 42,130,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,130,132, 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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