Q: Is 42,024,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,216 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 42024216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 169 312 338 507 676 797 1,014 1,352 1,594 2,028 2,197 2,391 3,188 4,056 4,394 4,782 6,376 6,591 8,788 9,564 10,361 13,182 17,576 19,128 20,722 26,364 31,083 41,444 52,728 62,166 82,888 124,332 134,693 248,664 269,386 404,079 538,772 808,158 1,077,544 1,616,316 1,751,009 3,232,632 3,502,018 5,253,027 7,004,036 10,506,054 14,008,072 21,012,108 and 42,024,216, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,216, it is not a prime number.


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