Q: Is 42,215,108 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,215,108 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,215,108 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 42215108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 487 974 1,667 1,948 3,334 6,331 6,668 12,662 21,671 25,324 43,342 86,684 811,829 1,623,658 3,247,316 10,553,777 21,107,554 and 42,215,108, with no remainder.

Since 42,215,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,215,108, 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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