Q: Is 42,256,014 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,256,014 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,256,014 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 42256014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 43 46 69 86 129 138 258 989 1,978 2,967 5,934 7,121 14,242 21,363 42,726 163,783 306,203 327,566 491,349 612,406 918,609 982,698 1,837,218 7,042,669 14,085,338 21,128,007 and 42,256,014, with no remainder.

Since 42,256,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,256,014, 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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