Q: Is 42,213,196 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,213,196 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,213,196 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 42213196 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 340,429 680,858 1,361,716 10,553,299 21,106,598 and 42,213,196, with no remainder.

Since 42,213,196 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,213,196, 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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