Q: Is 42,681,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,681,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,681,212 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 42681212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 61 122 244 427 854 1,708 24,989 49,978 99,956 174,923 349,846 699,692 1,524,329 3,048,658 6,097,316 10,670,303 21,340,606 and 42,681,212, with no remainder.

Since 42,681,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,681,212, 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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