Q: Is 42,134,534 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,134,534 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,134,534 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 42134534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 221 442 95,327 190,654 1,239,251 1,620,559 2,478,502 3,241,118 21,067,267 and 42,134,534, with no remainder.

Since 42,134,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,134,534, 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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