Q: Is 62,402,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,402,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,402,042 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 62402042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 71 101 142 202 229 458 1,349 1,919 2,698 3,838 4,351 7,171 8,702 14,342 16,259 23,129 32,518 46,258 136,249 272,498 308,921 439,451 617,842 878,902 1,642,159 3,284,318 31,201,021 and 62,402,042, with no remainder.

Since 62,402,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,402,042, 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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