Q: Is 42,315,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,315,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,315,252 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 42315252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 503,753 1,007,506 1,511,259 2,015,012 3,022,518 3,526,271 6,045,036 7,052,542 10,578,813 14,105,084 21,157,626 and 42,315,252, with no remainder.

Since 42,315,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,315,252, 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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