Q: Is 642,124,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 642,124,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 642,124,742 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 642124742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 4,073 8,146 11,261 22,522 28,511 57,022 78,827 157,654 45,866,053 91,732,106 321,062,371 and 642,124,742, with no remainder.

Since 642,124,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 642,124,742, 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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