Q: Is 42,281,068 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,281,068 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,281,068 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 42281068 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 71 106 142 212 284 2,809 3,763 5,618 7,526 11,236 15,052 148,877 199,439 297,754 398,878 595,508 797,756 10,570,267 21,140,534 and 42,281,068, with no remainder.

Since 42,281,068 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,281,068, 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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