Q: Is 42,132,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,506 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 42132506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 659 1,318 2,459 4,918 8,567 17,134 31,967 63,934 1,620,481 3,240,962 21,066,253 and 42,132,506, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,506, 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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