Q: Is 42,215,054 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,215,054 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,215,054 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 42215054 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 127 254 889 1,778 23,743 47,486 166,201 332,402 3,015,361 6,030,722 21,107,527 and 42,215,054, with no remainder.

Since 42,215,054 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,215,054, 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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