Q: Is 42,135,096 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,135,096 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,135,096 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 42135096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,755,629 3,511,258 5,266,887 7,022,516 10,533,774 14,045,032 21,067,548 and 42,135,096, with no remainder.

Since 42,135,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,135,096, 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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