Q: Is 42,660,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,660,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,660,042 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 42660042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 165,349 330,698 496,047 992,094 7,110,007 14,220,014 21,330,021 and 42,660,042, with no remainder.

Since 42,660,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,660,042, 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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