Q: Is 42,252,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,252,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,252,002 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 42252002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 37 74 167 263 334 481 526 962 2,171 3,419 4,342 6,179 6,838 9,731 12,358 19,462 43,921 80,327 87,842 126,503 160,654 253,006 570,973 1,141,946 1,625,077 3,250,154 21,126,001 and 42,252,002, with no remainder.

Since 42,252,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,252,002, 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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