Q: Is 42,168,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,168,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,168,502 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 42168502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 167 251 334 502 503 1,006 41,917 83,834 84,001 126,253 168,002 252,506 21,084,251 and 42,168,502, with no remainder.

Since 42,168,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,168,502, 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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