Q: Is 42,142,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,142,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,142,998 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 42142998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 163 246 326 489 978 1,051 2,102 3,153 6,306 6,683 13,366 20,049 40,098 43,091 86,182 129,273 171,313 258,546 342,626 513,939 1,027,878 7,023,833 14,047,666 21,071,499 and 42,142,998, with no remainder.

Since 42,142,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,142,998, 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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