Q: Is 42,420,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,420,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,420,002 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 42420002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 149 283 298 503 566 1,006 42,167 74,947 84,334 142,349 149,894 284,698 21,210,001 and 42,420,002, with no remainder.

Since 42,420,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,420,002, 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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