Q: Is 42,256,018 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,256,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,256,018 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 42256018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 577 1,154 4,039 5,231 8,078 10,462 36,617 73,234 3,018,287 6,036,574 21,128,009 and 42,256,018, with no remainder.

Since 42,256,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,256,018, 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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