Q: Is 42,015,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,015,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,015,752 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 42015752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 409 818 1,636 3,272 12,841 25,682 51,364 102,728 5,251,969 10,503,938 21,007,876 and 42,015,752, with no remainder.

Since 42,015,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,015,752, 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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