Q: Is 42,956,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,956,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,956,142 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 42956142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 157 186 314 471 942 1,471 2,942 4,413 4,867 8,826 9,734 14,601 29,202 45,601 91,202 136,803 230,947 273,606 461,894 692,841 1,385,682 7,159,357 14,318,714 21,478,071 and 42,956,142, with no remainder.

Since 42,956,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,956,142, 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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