Q: Is 42,143,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,143,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,143,516 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 42143516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 881 1,762 3,524 11,959 23,918 47,836 10,535,879 21,071,758 and 42,143,516, with no remainder.

Since 42,143,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,143,516, 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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