Q: Is 42,146,158 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,146,158 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,146,158 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 42146158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 103 109 206 218 1,877 3,754 11,227 22,454 193,331 204,593 386,662 409,186 21,073,079 and 42,146,158, with no remainder.

Since 42,146,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,146,158, 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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