Q: Is 42,765,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,765,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,765,142 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 42765142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 49 98 161 322 1,127 2,254 18,973 37,946 132,811 265,622 436,379 872,758 929,677 1,859,354 3,054,653 6,109,306 21,382,571 and 42,765,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,765,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,765,142, 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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