Q: Is 42,132,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,100 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 42132100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 50 62 100 124 155 310 620 775 1,550 3,100 13,591 27,182 54,364 67,955 135,910 271,820 339,775 421,321 679,550 842,642 1,359,100 1,685,284 2,106,605 4,213,210 8,426,420 10,533,025 21,066,050 and 42,132,100, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,100, 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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