Q: Is 42,137,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,137,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,137,604 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 42137604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 101 108 202 303 404 606 909 1,212 1,818 2,727 3,636 3,863 5,454 7,726 10,908 11,589 15,452 23,178 34,767 46,356 69,534 104,301 139,068 208,602 390,163 417,204 780,326 1,170,489 1,560,652 2,340,978 3,511,467 4,681,956 7,022,934 10,534,401 14,045,868 21,068,802 and 42,137,604, with no remainder.

Since 42,137,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,137,604, 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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