Q: Is 26,016,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 26,016,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 26,016,042 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 26016042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 333,539 667,078 1,000,617 2,001,234 4,336,007 8,672,014 13,008,021 and 26,016,042, with no remainder.

Since 26,016,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,016,042, 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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