Q: Is 42,002,432 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,432 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,432 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 42002432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1,024 2,048 20,509 41,018 82,036 164,072 328,144 656,288 1,312,576 2,625,152 5,250,304 10,500,608 21,001,216 and 42,002,432, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,432, 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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