Q: Is 42,134,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,134,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,134,562 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 42134562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 499 998 1,497 2,994 4,491 4,691 8,982 9,382 14,073 28,146 42,219 84,438 2,340,809 4,681,618 7,022,427 14,044,854 21,067,281 and 42,134,562, with no remainder.

Since 42,134,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,134,562, 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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