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7 is a prime number and 42 is not a prime number because no even numbers greater than 2 are primes.

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No, 7 and 42 are not prime numbers. 7 is a Prime number because it only has two distinct positive divisors, 1 and 7. 42 is not a prime number because it has more than two distinct positive divisors, including 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, and 42.

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