Q: Is 42,011,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,011,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,011,232 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 42011232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 47 48 94 96 141 188 282 376 564 752 1,128 1,504 2,256 4,512 9,311 18,622 27,933 37,244 55,866 74,488 111,732 148,976 223,464 297,952 437,617 446,928 875,234 893,856 1,312,851 1,750,468 2,625,702 3,500,936 5,251,404 7,001,872 10,502,808 14,003,744 21,005,616 and 42,011,232, with no remainder.

Since 42,011,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,011,232, 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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