Q: Is 42,132,710 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,710 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,710 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 42132710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 491 982 2,455 4,910 8,581 17,162 42,905 85,810 4,213,271 8,426,542 21,066,355 and 42,132,710, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,710, 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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