Q: Is 42,242,121 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,242,121 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,242,121 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 42242121 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 823 1,901 2,469 5,703 7,407 17,109 22,221 51,327 1,564,523 4,693,569 14,080,707 and 42,242,121, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,121, 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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