Q: Is 42,300,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,300,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,300,126 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 42300126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 213,637 427,274 640,911 1,281,822 1,922,733 2,350,007 3,845,466 4,700,014 7,050,021 14,100,042 21,150,063 and 42,300,126, with no remainder.

Since 42,300,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,300,126, 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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