Q: Is 42,502,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,502,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,502,142 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 42502142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 83 166 1,411 2,822 15,061 30,122 256,037 512,074 1,250,063 2,500,126 21,251,071 and 42,502,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,502,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,502,142, 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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