Q: Is 42,005,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,005,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,005,504 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 42005504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 32 34 38 64 68 76 127 128 136 152 254 256 272 304 323 508 512 544 608 646 1,016 1,024 1,088 1,216 1,292 2,032 2,159 2,176 2,413 2,432 2,584 4,064 4,318 4,352 4,826 4,864 5,168 8,128 8,636 8,704 9,652 9,728 10,336 16,256 17,272 17,408 19,304 19,456 20,672 32,512 34,544 38,608 41,021 41,344 65,024 69,088 77,216 82,042 82,688 130,048 138,176 154,432 164,084 165,376 276,352 308,864 328,168 330,752 552,704 617,728 656,336 1,105,408 1,235,456 1,312,672 2,210,816 2,470,912 2,625,344 5,250,688 10,501,376 21,002,752 and 42,005,504, with no remainder.

Since 42,005,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,005,504, 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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