Q: Is 42,132,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,104 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 42132104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 752,359 1,504,718 3,009,436 5,266,513 6,018,872 10,533,026 21,066,052 and 42,132,104, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,104, 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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