Q: Is 42,233,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,233,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,233,142 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 42233142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,005,551 2,011,102 3,016,653 6,033,306 7,038,857 14,077,714 21,116,571 and 42,233,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,233,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,233,142, 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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