Q: Is 42,144,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,144,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,144,038 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 42144038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 142 449 661 898 1,322 31,879 46,931 63,758 93,862 296,789 593,578 21,072,019 and 42,144,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,144,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,144,038, 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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