Q: Is 42,141,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,141,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,141,100 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 42141100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 617 683 1,234 1,366 2,468 2,732 3,085 3,415 6,170 6,830 12,340 13,660 15,425 17,075 30,850 34,150 61,700 68,300 421,411 842,822 1,685,644 2,107,055 4,214,110 8,428,220 10,535,275 21,070,550 and 42,141,100, with no remainder.

Since 42,141,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,141,100, 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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