Q: Is 42,140,436 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,140,436 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,140,436 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 42140436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 270,131 540,262 810,393 1,080,524 1,620,786 3,241,572 3,511,703 7,023,406 10,535,109 14,046,812 21,070,218 and 42,140,436, with no remainder.

Since 42,140,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,140,436, 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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