Q: Is 42,007,168 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,007,168 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,007,168 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 42007168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 173 224 271 346 448 542 692 896 1,084 1,211 1,384 1,897 2,168 2,422 2,768 3,794 4,336 4,844 5,536 7,588 8,672 9,688 11,072 15,176 17,344 19,376 22,144 30,352 34,688 38,752 46,883 60,704 77,504 93,766 121,408 155,008 187,532 242,816 328,181 375,064 656,362 750,128 1,312,724 1,500,256 2,625,448 3,000,512 5,250,896 6,001,024 10,501,792 21,003,584 and 42,007,168, with no remainder.

Since 42,007,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,007,168, 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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