Q: Is 42,660,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,660,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,660,242 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 42660242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 619 1,238 2,027 4,054 10,523 21,046 34,459 68,918 1,254,713 2,509,426 21,330,121 and 42,660,242, with no remainder.

Since 42,660,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,660,242, 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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