Q: Is 42,412,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,412,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,412,542 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 42412542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,367 2,734 4,101 5,171 8,202 10,342 15,513 31,026 7,068,757 14,137,514 21,206,271 and 42,412,542, with no remainder.

Since 42,412,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,412,542, 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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