Q: Is 42,214,039 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,214,039 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,214,039 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 42214039 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 49 161 343 1,127 5,351 7,889 37,457 123,073 262,199 861,511 1,835,393 6,030,577 and 42,214,039, with no remainder.

Since 42,214,039 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,214,039, 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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