Q: Is 42,172,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,172,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,172,038 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 42172038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 827 1,654 2,481 2,833 4,962 5,666 7,443 8,499 14,886 16,998 25,497 50,994 2,342,891 4,685,782 7,028,673 14,057,346 21,086,019 and 42,172,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,172,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,172,038, 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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