Q: Is 42,213,414 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,213,414 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,213,414 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 42213414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 163 326 489 978 2,539 2,771 5,078 5,542 7,617 8,313 15,234 16,626 43,163 86,326 129,489 258,978 413,857 827,714 1,241,571 2,483,142 7,035,569 14,071,138 21,106,707 and 42,213,414, with no remainder.

Since 42,213,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,213,414, 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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