Q: Is 42,240,121 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,240,121 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,240,121 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 42240121 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 17 23 61 77 119 161 187 253 391 427 529 671 1,037 1,309 1,403 1,771 2,737 3,703 4,301 4,697 5,819 7,259 8,993 9,821 11,407 15,433 23,851 30,107 32,269 40,733 62,951 79,849 98,923 108,031 166,957 225,883 262,361 354,959 548,573 692,461 1,836,527 2,484,713 3,840,011 6,034,303 and 42,240,121, with no remainder.

Since 42,240,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,240,121, 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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