Q: Is 42,139,716 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,139,716 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,139,716 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 42139716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 601 1,202 1,803 2,404 3,606 5,843 7,212 11,686 17,529 23,372 35,058 70,116 3,511,643 7,023,286 10,534,929 14,046,572 21,069,858 and 42,139,716, with no remainder.

Since 42,139,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,139,716, 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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