Q: Is 42,141,416 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,141,416 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,141,416 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 42141416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 173 346 692 1,384 30,449 60,898 121,796 243,592 5,267,677 10,535,354 21,070,708 and 42,141,416, with no remainder.

Since 42,141,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,141,416, 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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