Q: Is 42,164,164 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,164,164 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,164,164 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 42164164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 37 74 148 259 518 1,036 40,699 81,398 162,796 284,893 569,786 1,139,572 1,505,863 3,011,726 6,023,452 10,541,041 21,082,082 and 42,164,164, with no remainder.

Since 42,164,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,164,164, 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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