Q: Is 42,245,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,245,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,245,042 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 42245042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 307 614 2,149 4,298 9,829 19,658 68,803 137,606 3,017,503 6,035,006 21,122,521 and 42,245,042, with no remainder.

Since 42,245,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,245,042, 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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