Q: Is 42,132,108 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,108 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,108 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 42132108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 227 454 681 908 1,362 2,724 15,467 30,934 46,401 61,868 92,802 185,604 3,511,009 7,022,018 10,533,027 14,044,036 21,066,054 and 42,132,108, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,108, 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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