Q: Is 5,042,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,042,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,042,142 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 5042142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 13,339 26,678 40,017 80,034 93,373 120,051 186,746 240,102 280,119 360,153 560,238 720,306 840,357 1,680,714 2,521,071 and 5,042,142, with no remainder.

Since 5,042,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,042,142, 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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