Q: Is 42,213,129 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,213,129 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,213,129 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 42213129 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 283 849 1,981 5,943 7,103 21,309 49,721 149,163 2,010,149 6,030,447 14,071,043 and 42,213,129, with no remainder.

Since 42,213,129 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,213,129, 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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