Q: Is 42,201,534 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,201,534 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,201,534 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 42201534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 190,097 380,194 570,291 1,140,582 7,033,589 14,067,178 21,100,767 and 42,201,534, with no remainder.

Since 42,201,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,201,534, 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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