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

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

Why is 42,144,144 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 42144144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 125,429 250,858 376,287 501,716 752,574 878,003 1,003,432 1,505,148 1,756,006 2,006,864 2,634,009 3,010,296 3,512,012 5,268,018 6,020,592 7,024,024 10,536,036 14,048,048 21,072,072 and 42,144,144, with no remainder.

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