Q: Is 42,023,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,023,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,023,008 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 42023008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,313,219 2,626,438 5,252,876 10,505,752 21,011,504 and 42,023,008, with no remainder.

Since 42,023,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,023,008, 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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