Q: Is 42,214,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,214,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,214,038 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 42214038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 127 254 381 762 55,399 110,798 166,197 332,394 7,035,673 14,071,346 21,107,019 and 42,214,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,214,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,214,038, 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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