Q: Is 42,170,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,170,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,170,612 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 42170612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 958,423 1,916,846 3,833,692 10,542,653 21,085,306 and 42,170,612, with no remainder.

Since 42,170,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,170,612, 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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