Q: Is 201,042,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 201,042,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 201,042,042 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 201042042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 607 1,214 1,821 3,642 55,201 110,402 165,603 331,206 33,507,007 67,014,014 100,521,021 and 201,042,042, with no remainder.

Since 201,042,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,042,042, 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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