Q: Is 42,243,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,144 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 42243144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,760,131 3,520,262 5,280,393 7,040,524 10,560,786 14,081,048 21,121,572 and 42,243,144, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,144, 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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