Q: Is 42,312,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,312,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,312,242 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 42312242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 67 79 134 158 469 553 571 938 1,106 1,142 3,997 5,293 7,994 10,586 37,051 38,257 45,109 74,102 76,514 90,218 267,799 315,763 535,598 631,526 3,022,303 6,044,606 21,156,121 and 42,312,242, with no remainder.

Since 42,312,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,312,242, 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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