Q: Is 42,402,061 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,402,061 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,402,061 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 42402061 can be evenly divided by 1 13 59 767 937 3,481 12,181 45,253 55,283 718,679 3,261,697 and 42,402,061, with no remainder.

Since 42,402,061 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,402,061, 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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