Q: Is 42,210,056 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,210,056 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,210,056 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 42210056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 753,751 1,507,502 3,015,004 5,276,257 6,030,008 10,552,514 21,105,028 and 42,210,056, with no remainder.

Since 42,210,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,210,056, 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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