Q: Is 42,024,512 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,512 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,512 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 42024512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 271 542 1,084 2,168 2,423 4,336 4,846 8,672 9,692 17,344 19,384 38,768 77,536 155,072 656,633 1,313,266 2,626,532 5,253,064 10,506,128 21,012,256 and 42,024,512, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,512, 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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